"MARY MARVEL IN PAPER DOLLS" UNPUBLISHED BOOK PROOF PAGES.
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Winning Bid:
$575.00
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Bidding Ended:
Thursday, July 17, 2014 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, July 17, 2014 1:00:00 PM)
Auction:
Auction #212 - Part II
Item numbers 989 through 2633 in auction 212
Item Description
Nine 17x23" paper sheets, eight are stapled together at top. First two sheets are blank. All remaining sheets have 10.5x14.75" image areas. Third sheet has cover design w/Mary Marvel in traditional superhero costume in center w/lightning bolts radiating out from behind her and four different images of her in various civilian outfits. Fourth sheet is blue color progressive proof just showing same four civilian outfits w/o line art. Fifth sheet repeats cover design (but four civilian costumes have different color schemes), sixth sheet is red color progressive proof of cover w/o line art, seventh sheet is yellow color progressive proof w/line art, eighth sheet is yellow color progressive proof w/o line art. Comes w/same size loose sheet w/back cover design which has Mary in center wearing summer outfit surrounded by four different images of her in traditional superhero costume w/large bkg. star accents. For an unpublished paper doll book, c. 1940s. Four proofs have © Fawcett Publications printed text at lower left. All sheets have been folded into quarters w/small hole at center fold crease intersections and a few small color rubs along a few fold lines and some scattered lt. handling creases w/lt. margin wear at bottom. VG overall. Three similar proof pages can be seen in the superb Chip Kidd/Geoff Spear book "Shazam! The Golden Age Of The World's Mightiest Mortal." An incredibly rare group, just a small handful were printed as a test. From the Don Maris Collection.
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