Its sale will benefit the FOS arts foundation. Kultverfilmung des Schauerromans von Gaston Leroux mit Robert 'Freddy Krueger' Englund und der 80er-'Scream-Queen' Jill Schoelen ('The Stepfather') als Horror-Traumpaar in den Hauptrollen. As the Phantom catalogue copy explains, 'The true first, as here, was issued without a printed price thus allowing bookstores to assign their own price (beyond the suggested retail price).'Įstimated at $25,000-35,000-on par with last year's copy only because this one is a bit chipped-this unique jacket is sure to draw attention from collectors of modern firsts. Phantom of the Opera - erhältlich auf DVD und als 2-Disc Limited Collectors Edition im Mediabook mit 24-seitigem Booklet. 'We've never seen another copy without the price on the spine panel,' said Larson.Īt the suggestion that this jacket was some kind of publisher's trial, Larson said he didn't think that was likely. A consignor brought it to Swann having done some research of his own his copy, he revealed, lacks the $1.25 price on the spine. Larson, who worked on that sale, was therefore very surprised when another Phantom first in its jacket surfaced again a few months ago. He is the titular protagonist of the story, and its musical adaptations of the same name. Last November, Swann Galleries sold the first jacketed example to appear at auction for a record-breaking $35,000. Erik Destler (born November 18, 1880), known as the The Phantom of the Opera, is the titular character that is derived from the 1910 novel written by the late Gaston Leroux, entitled Le Fantôme de lOpéra (The Phantom of the Opera). Published in 1911 by Bobbs-Merrill Company in New York, Phantom is one of those modern first editions that is nearly impossible to find in its dust jacket (of which there are two variants). Coming to auction later this week is a first American edition of Gaston Leroux's novel, The Phantom of the Opera, that is very likely unique, said John D.

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