It does.. it feels good
I've been collecting Chandler stuff for 30 years and in the last few
I have really gotten to loading up on them.
The problem that I have now of course is that most of what I still
need are big expensive items (ne: Dahlia one sheet, Double Indemnity
most of it, Big Sleep lobby cards, assorted 3 sheets and other
oversized posters, the first three first editions in dust jackets,
the scarce Long Goodbye posters). Fortunately when Heritage gets the
stuff I need, if I can't afford it today, I can use time payments.
However seeing as I prefer raw posters not on linen (less than 1% of
my total collection of thousands of posters, not just the Chandler
stuff, are on linen) things like the Strangers on a Train and Blue
Dahlia posters they have this go-round are not on my radar and unless
they go well below market value, I won't be bidding on those.
at this juncture, I only need 3 one sheets (Dahlia, Indemnity,
Strangers), about 30 total lobby cards (big sleep & dahlia all 8, 7
cards from Falcon, 6 from Strangers and incredibly 6 from Marlowe, 3
from Brasher Doubloon one Lady in the Lake, but I know who has it),
several window cards, several inserts, numerous oversized pieces,
several half sheets etc.
strangely, I also need one of the last Dime Detective pulps
also fortunately, seeing as I'm getting so close, I can actually now
focus on the more expensive posters I need, which is great.
it really feels good to have accomplished this collection so well..
If I can just find these other items I will be pleased as punch.
so if anyone has this material (titles below), I can easily tell you
what I still need on any particular title. Although, where concerns
Non-US paper, I have a feeling that many pieces are going to be too
much money. Like for instance, it is unlikely I want to spend 8 or 10
grand for the French Big Sleep poster, or many of the Italian
posters. I would be thrilled however to hear of anyone owning a copy
of the UK Quad in particular for Murder My Sweet which is titled
Farewell My Lovely, as well as any other UK paper on that title in
other sizes of the 1950s re-issue paper, largely due to the fact that
it is the only paper with the novel's title and I'm curious if anyone
has ever heard of US paper for that film from the advance screenings
before they changed the title. I have stills and seeing as they did
several advance screenings, I'm certain there has to have been paper
created, though it is a question if any exists.
titles below.. let me know if you have something
Falcon Takes Over
Time to Kill
Double Indemnity
And Now Tomorrow
Murder My Sweet
the Unseen
Blue Dahlia
Big Sleep
Lady in the Lake
Brasher Doubloon
Strangers on a Train
Marlowe
Long Goodbye
Big Sleep
Farewell My Lovely
thanks
Rich
ps.. for everyone's information, at some point I will definitely be
doing a book showing all the various paper & other collectibles on
Chandler.. It will be a fun item for all to see
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