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Auction History Result 5c0204 RASPUTIN & THE EMPRESS hardcover book 1932 novelization by Val Lewton, art of Barrymores! Date Sold 7/23/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Vintage Hardcover Book (measures 5 3/4" x 8 1/4" [15 x 21 cm]; 238 pages) (Learn More) Rasputin and the Empress, the 1932 Richard Boleslawski historical Russia royal family melodrama ("The 3 Barrymores"; "Greatest trio on the screen!"; "Their first screen appearance together!"; "Screen Play by Charles MacArthur"; about the decline and fall of the ruling Russian family, and the strange "mad monk" Grigori Rasputin, who gained huge control over the royal family, and hastened their decline) starring John Barrymore (as Prince Paul Chegodieff), Ethel Barrymore (in the title role as Czarina Alexandra), Lionel Barrymore (in the title role as Grigori Rasputin), Ralph Morgan, Diana Wynyard, Tad Alexander, C. Henry Gordon, and Jean Parker (uncredited, as Princess Maria; in her second movie role!). This movie is best remembered because it was the three legendary Barrymores' only screen appearance together, and MGM heavily promoted that aspect of the movie! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Mach Tey Important Added Info: Note that this is the Grosset & Dunlap photoplay edition of this novel in its original dust jacket. This book has the original dust jacket. Here are more details about these books: Grosset & Dunlap was a publisher that made a deal with all the studios in the 1910s to publish "movie edition" hardcovers of novels that were currently adapted into movies (there were also some by other publishers, but Grosset & Dunlap printed the lion's share of these). They would republish the original novel as the movie came out (or soon after), and they would put a dust jacket on the book that showed the stars of the movie, and they would usually include several pages of images from the movie scattered in the book. Oddly, in the case of this movie edition, they did not include any images from the movie within the book, but the stars' images are on the cover of the dust jacket. Perhaps it was published before the movie even was ready, so they did not have access to images from the film. These books were incredibly popular in the 1920s and 1930s, and they are quite collectible, especially if they still have the original dust jacket! 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. Because we know that the dust jacket is an important part of the value of this book, we also pictured the entire dust jacket opened up. Between that image and our other images, you should be able to get a good sense of the overall condition of this book. Condition: good to very good. The dust jacket is in a protective sleeve. Learn More about condition grades 
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