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Auction History Result 4d0132 THINGS TO COME 1/2sh 1936 William Cameron Menzies, H.G. Wells, great sci-fi art, ultra rare! Date Sold 5/3/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) H.G. Wells' Things to Come, the classic 1936 William Cameron Menzies English futuristic science fiction (sci-fi) utopian thriller ("What will the next hundred years bring to mankind?"; "A mighty challenge to the world of today!"; "Like a flaming comet come this startling, human picturization of the world of the future!"; "Will the new bomb destroy mankind?"; "Will future generations be driven to build cities underground?"; "Will World Ward III destroy civilization?"; "The Picture that tells all"; "An Alexander Korda Production";"See the world in ruin! See its amazing renovation! See the city of glass! See humans living underground! See the gigantic space gun for the first flight to the moon! See man's substitute for the sun! See civilization as we know it today laughed at by our great-grandchildren! See the 'wandering sickness' destroy half the people on the earth!"; produced by Alexander Korda; based on the novel The Shape of Things to Come by H.G. Wells, set 100 years into the future, in 2036; about a second world war [not WWII!] which causes great turmoil in the world, and then scientists begin to rebuild civilization into a scientifically designed utopia) starring Raymond Massey, Ralph Richardson, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Pearl Argyle, Patricia Hilliard, Margaretta Scott, Edward Chapman, "and a cast of 20,000" NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this 1936 first release half-sheet! We once auctioned a 1947 re-release half-sheet 7 years ago, and it sold for $1,316. Note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. Note that because this poster was paperbacked onto a thicker paper backing, it CAN'T be sent rolled (someone could conceivably roll it or try to do so, but we know it would definitely lessen its condition, so we will only send it in a very large flat package, unless the buyer insists, and then they would be responsible for any damage). What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster was never machine folded, but it may have been partially hand-folded down the center. It had many creases and a few tears around the edges, with some creases and smudges scattered in the image. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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