Gloria Swanson / South Wales & Monmouthshire Branch Signed 1st Edition 1950
South Wales & Monmouthshire Branch of the Cinematograph Exhibitors Association Present the Replica Royal Film Performance to Aid the Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund (etc) [cover title] [SIGNED by Swanson, Clift, Clark, and others]. Author: Gloria Swanson; Montgomery Clift; Petula Clark, etc. Title: South Wales & Monmouthshire Branch of the Cinematograph Exhibitors Association Present the Replica Royal Film Performance to Aid the Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund (etc) [cover title] [SIGNED by Swanson, Clift, Clark, and others] Publication: (Cardiff): (Cinematograph Exhibitors Association), 1950 Edition: First Edition.
Very good in the publisher's printed wrappers, with a few mild stains, and three small owner's names on the interior of hte front wrapper. A nicely produced souvenir booklet from this variety show benefit performance held in honor of His Majesty Goerge VI, to benefit the Cinematograph Exhibitors Association Benevolent Fund. A "Meet the Stars" event was held during the event, which included such figures as Gloria Swanson, Petula Clark (spelled "Clarke" here), Montgomery Clift, Jack Warner (the British actor), and Terry Thomas, among others. Each of those figures named above has SIGNED the program on the "Meet the Stars" spread. Keith Matthews, the Director of the Theatre Orchestra, has also signed his name. A ticket stub for the event is laid in at the front. A wonderfully eclectic group of autographs from some major mid-century American and British stars. Swanson, in particular, was enjoying a new burst of fame at the time, as "Sunset Boulevard" had premiered just three months before this event. Note that her signature here is particularly fast, and it looks like the pen skipped at least once, but we have no doubt that it is entirely authentic, given the context. As a small, independent bookseller in Cleveland, Ohio, I deal in general used, rare, and antiquarian books, autographs, manuscripts, pamphlets, and personal and family papers in all subjects.My family has been in the antiquarian book business since 1971. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) and several other leading trade organizations, and adhere strictly to their codes of professionalism and ethics. We take pride in our business and make every attempt to describe each item in our inventory accurately according to the highest standards of the rare book trade. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.