KONG: AN ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Edgar Wallace 100 copy SIGNED (Artist/Introducer)HC

Description: KONG: AN ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY by Edgar Wallace, edited with an inroduction by Stephen Jones. Hornsea, UK' PS Publishing; 2023. 1st edition. LIMITED to 100 numbered slipcased copies SIGNED by Stephen Jones, Bob Eggleton & a facsimile signature of Edgar Wallace. PLEASE NOTE: This is a "PC" (Publishers Copy) copy reserved for private use by the publisher. As such it does not form part of the 100 copy run. EXCEEDINGLY RARE. AS A BONUS: included is a hardcover copy of KING KONG: A Novelization by Delos W. Wallace. STEPHEN JONES' MASTERS OF HORROR SERIES KONG: AN ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY by Edgar Wallace CATEGORY Horror PUBLICATION DATE March 2023 WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY Bryon L. Crabbe, Glenn Cravath, Mario Larrinaga, Earnest Smythe, Willis H. O'Brien and Bob Eggleton COVER DESIGN Smith & Jones FRONT COVER ART Bob Eggleton BACK COVER ART Leslie G. Harris PAGES 254 EDITION: 100 Jacketed Hardcovers in an Illustrated Slipcase signed by Stephen Jones & Bob Eggleton with facsimile Edgar Wallace signature. An illustrated full colour bookmark is included with this edition — ISBN 978-1-78636-882-9. [SOLD OUT] ABOUT THE BOOK 90 YEARS AGO, the classic Hollywood monster movie King Kong was released. What most people do not realise is that much of the film was the brainchild of best-selling British mystery writer Edgar Wallace (1875–1932). Known as the “King of Thrillers”, Wallace was an incredibly prolific and influential writer who moved to California in the early 1930s, where he was employed at RKO Radio Pictures. He was working on the initial drafts of Kong when he died unexpectedly, at the age of fifty-six, just two months into pre-production. For decades, Wallace’s contribution to the film has been consistently down-played. Now, with the publication of Kong: An Original Screenplay, we can finally see how Wallace’s substantial draft script prefigures much of the narrative structure and more important themes found in the final film. It also depicts many of the production’s key scenes, while also including several epic sequences that were never used. With an historical Introduction by multiple award-winning editor Stephen Jones, Wallace’s personal copy of his original draft script with his own corrections and interpolations, a boys’ story-paper adaptation of the film, preliminary production stills and art-work, and a colour portfolio of King Kong posters from around the world, Kong: An Original Screenplay finally gives Edgar Wallace the credit he deserves as the “Man Who Created Kong”! CONTENTS 1. Acknowledgements 2. Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Created Kong by Stephen Jones I. Growing UpII. Becoming an AuthorIII. The War YearsIV. King of ThrillersV. America BeckonsVI. “Coop”VII. “Obie”VIII. Letters from HollywoodIX. LegacyX. RewritesXI. The Making of King KongXII. The ArtistsXIII. Literary AdaptationsXIV. ReceptionXV. Wallace’s ScriptXVI. End Credits 3. Kong: An Original Screenplay by Edgar Wallace 4. King Kong: A Boys’ Magazine Story. Fine in fine dj & near fine slipcase. The front bottom of slipcase has a light bump & the bottom of the slipcase spine also sustained a minor bump during shipping. SEE ALL SCANS. The book, itself, is pristine, FREE DOMESTIC Media Mail shipping or $29.90 Priority Mail domestic shipping. International shipping is by the eBay Global shipping program only. NO EXCEPTIONS!! NOT responsible for any import tax levied by Customs Offices in individual countries.

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