Graven Images; The Best of Horror, Fantasy, and Science-Fiction Film Art from the Collection of Ronald V. Borst

Language: English

Published by Grove Press, New York, NY, 1992

0802114849 / 9780802114846

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SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed Ronald V. Borst (who collected the images) and Forrest J. Ackerman, with a short inscription. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book is in clean, bright condition. There is a bit of light bumping to the top edge of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. "By the time he was an adult in the mid-1970s, Borst had built up a decent collection of movie memorabilia for a guy living back east. But another visit to Hollywood kicked his habit into high gear. While Borst was making $8,000 a year (before taxes) teaching Third Grade in Pennsylvania, Edmunds’ shop displayed an original, 1931 “Frankenstein” poster in its window. Mainly to lure customers into the store, an outrageous asking price of $1,000 was attached to it, with no expectation anyone would pay that outrageous amount for a picture of Boris Karloff. Borst took out a loan — at 40% interest. He had to lie to the lender that he needed the money for stereo equipment and furniture. He still has the poster, now valued in the six figures, in his personal collection. Soon after that, a local collector named Robert Scherl suggested he and Ron pool their stock and open a store on Hollywood Boulevard. The Borsts moved to California in 1979, HMP moved into Artisan’s Patio, and Borst bought out his partner two years later. Even the location, which L. A. Declared an official historic-cultural landmark in 1989, turned out to be kind of a movie geek’s dream." (from Los Angeles Daily News, January 29, 2020); B&W and Color Illustrations; 240p. pages; Signed by Collection of Signatures. …

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Title
Graven Images; The Best of Horror, Fantasy, and Science-Fiction Film Art from the Collection of Ronald V. Borst
Author
King, Stephen & Ronald V. Borst & Leith Adams & Keith Burns & Margaret A. Borst (with An Introduction by Stephen King)
Publisher
Grove Press, New York, NY
Publication year
1992
Condition
Near Fine
Dust jacket
Very Good+
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0802114849
ISBN 13
9780802114846
Edition
First Edition; First Printing.

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S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 25 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer/compiler of price guides, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.

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