"DONALD DUCK" VERY RARE STORE SIGN FOR THE FIRST DONALD DUCK HARDCOVER BOOK.
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Winning Bid:
$533.83 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 21, 2013 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #210 - Part II
Item numbers 1271 through 3109 in auction 210
Value Code:
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Item Description
Large 13x21" die-cut cardboard sign issued to promote the 1936 Grosset & Dunlap book. Features the same great image of angry long-billed Donald Duck that appears on the book's cover. Text reads "A Riot Of Fun And Color! The Amazing Adventures Of The New Screen Sensation - Donald Duck - With 14 Full Color Illustrations And Many Black And White Drawings, Drawn By The Staff Of The Walt Disney Studios - Remarkable Value At 50¢." Comes in 19x25" wooden frame. Obvious wear and aging w/missing pieces including 1.5x2" piece from lower left corner and 2x5" piece at lower right corner. Moisture staining mostly to margins. 4" area at top left w/tear and crease. 3" tear at bottom. Pair of small .5" spots of missing surface paper to white bkg. around Donald. Despite this wear, no restoration has been done and all color remains strong including the red which is deep and rich. Sign is only Fair but the only example we have seen in our 47 years. While lacking in condition, this sign is very rare and still a graphic display piece and a historic Donald Duck item. In 2004 we offered a similar but smaller standee for this book which was in high grade and it sold for the astounding amount of $18,000.
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