TEN LITTLE INDIANS pressbook, Elke Sommer, Maria Rohm, Oliver Reed. Herbert Lom

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Watch out for pressbook listings with very little information and far away pictures of pressbooks, it is hard to know what you are getting. My photos are actual scans so you see exactly what the condition is! My descriptions list every abnormality. Pressbooks will surely gain in value over time as they become even more rare. It is important you are very familiar with the condition and have details of any issues with the item.Please note that these images were all scanned, so you have a perfect example of what you are getting. I decided to do this instead of taking photographs so you would have a very precise picture of what you are getting. Most of the scans are full pages. Some pressbooks have thinner pages and the scanner with the very bright light often will pick up the print on the other side, so please keep that in mind when looking at the photos, this does not show when looking at the page. Also please note that a scanner can produce shadows on the very edges of the page because of the cover not pressing down hard enough, which I didn't want to do in order not to hurt the pressbook. Finally, many pressbooks are huge and scanners don't come in sizes large enough to scan many in their full page format so if you see something cut off, it is because the page would not fit completely onto my oversized scanner. The "Ebay Scan" in pink you see on some photos and ads is only there to prevent copying and is not on the pressbook itself.UNCUT Avco Embassey pressbook for "TEN LITTLE INDIANS" starring Terry Gilliam, Shelly Duvall, John Cleese (Monty Python), Sean ConneryPressbooks were printed and designed by the movie studios to promote a film, and were sent exclusively to movie theaters that were showing the movie. They were not seen by the general public except if the theater manager decided to use something within to promote the film, so they are extremely scarce on many movie titles as many have been obtained from closing theaters that were in operation from the 1920's through the 1990's. Many of these have been sold off during the last 15 years on auction web sites and to collectors. Since the theaters were to use these for their newspaper advertising, most pressbooks were cut, and ads, articles or photos removed. So it is rare to find pressbooks that have no cuts and are complete. They contained everything the theater would need to promote the film including ad mats (this is what theaters used for newspaper advertisements, usually many different styles), pages of original publicity stories, pictures of all of the film's posters, promotions with rare studio photos, publicity stills (stills and photos are PART OF THE PRESSBOOK, not separate) and much more. Be sure the pressbook you are shopping for or purchasing is well described as far as condition. I describe the condition as accurately as possible, some of the things I list are very minimal but because this is collectable memorabilia I try to be as precise as possible.The pressbook's ink has retained its darkness and the pages have retained their brightness. Printed on all-gloss paper. Great condition, the binding is all intact and not separating. As you can see by the scans, the overall condition is very good. A slight creasing on the top right area, but the print has not been affected (no wear to print, ect). There is a very small stain on the front cover after the word "Manual" at the bottom right (see scan).This pressbook has NEVER BEEN FOLDED. Most pressbooks were folded by the National Screen Service or the owner of the theater for future use. It is rare to find uncut, unfolded pressbooks. Unfolded pressbooks keep higher collectable value and the print inside is not affected.BONUS: Includes ad supplement with advertisements and information not included in the pressbook.These are rare to find still contained in the pressbook after so many years and these advertisements are very rare, they originally were sent out with the pressbook by the studio but over time many have been separated from the pressbook and lost. Usually the advertisements... read more

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