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Auction History Result 7t0125 FRANCES MARION signed hardcover book 1972 Off With Their Heads, serio-comic tale of Hollywood! Date Sold 12/17/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Vintage Autographed Hardcover Book (measures 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" [17 x 24 cm]; 356 pages) (Learn More) Frances Marion was a screenwriter from the 1910s to the 1970s. She was married to cowboy star Fred Thomson, who stepped on a nail at age 38 and tragically died of tetanus, leaving Marion with two young children, but she still managed to take part in the writing of 168 movies (many at MGM, where she penned many of their biggest hits of the 1920s and 1930s), including The Wind, Dinner at Eight, The Cossacks, The Red Mill, and The Scarlet Letter. She passed away in 1973 at the age of 84. Important Added Info: Note that this book has been personally autographed (signed) by Frances Marion on the first blank interior page (she signed "Aunt Marion", no doubt because she was giving the book to her niece, Susan)! Note that this book (and 46 other autographed books we are currently auctioning in separate auctions) was consigned to us by a very longtime collector of rare and unusual inscribed books! Many of these, but not all, were bought from Other Times Books, which was a legendary bookstore on Pico Boulevard near the 20th Century-Fox Studios in Los Angeles, California. The store was opened in 1974 by Andy Dowdy, and our consignor was one of his very regular customers. He has held these books in his collection for nearly half a century, and we are now offering them here. This is a great opportunity to purchase extremely rare books autographed by top people in the movie business! Note that Mr. Dowdy told his customers that he personally authenticated the autographs he sold, but he did not issue certificates of authenticity, so this book doesn't come with one. While we believe the autograph on this book is surely authentic, please do any research you want prior to placing a bid on it. Also note that we have pictured the front cover, the title page, and the interior page that shows the publishing information, and one or more interior 2-page spreads. As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased (although we prefer they do any "authenticating" while the auction is "live" and before they place a bid) and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. On non-signed items, we give a "lifetime guarantee" on everything we auction, but on signed items, we give the above modified guarantee of 30 days after the auction closes. Condition: good. The dust jacket has many creases throughout and some pieces of clear tape around the edges of the cover of the jacket. The book itself is in pretty nice condition. See our many images to get a good sense of the condition of the book. The dust jacket is in a protective sleeve. Learn More about condition grades 
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