THE HAPPY ROAD pressbook, Gene Kelly, Barbara Laage, ----PLUS LOBBY CARD SET----

Description

Pressbooks were sent only to theater owners to promote and advertise the movie and are extremely rare especially without cuts.This collection has been of the utmost importance to me and has been stored in a temperature controlled room for many years in a non-smoking home with 2 Hepa air filters and in the summer a strong dehumidifier.
Please note that these images were all scanned, so you have a perfect example of what you are getting. Some pressbooks have thinner pages and the scanner with the very bright light often will pick up the print on the other side, so please keep that in mind when looking at the photos and also the scanner may produce shadows on the sides which aren't there. I am cutting down on my collection and offering many rare pressbooks. Please understand that pressbooks were made to be cut up by theater managers for promotion and to place advertisements in the newspapers, so uncut pressbooks may be hard to find on many titles, and many have been sold off now over the years since Ebay and other auction sites have been in business since the late 1990's. A pressbook with minimal cuts (most of ours are uncut) still has value.
Also note that many of these are very old, so over time the paper may have slightly darkened, this is normal, you won't find many pressbooks from the 30's through the 70's with bright white paper. If a pressbook has darkened more than average,m we will ALWAYS describe that in our listing. Finally, we do not believe in short descriptions and leaving it up to chance for your satisfaction. We try to list EVERY issue if there are any, instead of just saying "normal wear" or "slight use" or other general terms. We want you to know, since these are collectibles, exactly the condition of the pressbook (which is why we chose to purchase an industrial scanner to be able to scan the largest pressbooks). There is nothing more accurate than a scan.
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UNCUT
MGM Pressbook for the film
"THE HAPPY ROAD"
starring
Gene Kelly, Barbara Laage, Bobby Clark Brigitte Fossey, Michael Redgrave
Pressbook has previously been folded in half.  There is some writing on the lower right hand corner, there is a small tear right at the fold on the right edge, it is about 1/2 inch on page 1 but about half that size on the other pages. There is some writing on the back cover as well, see scan.
The pages of this pressbook are printed on a beautiful glossy paper. An original piece (NOT A COPY) of Hollywood nostalgia!
PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST OF THE PHOTOS FOR THIS AUCTION SHOW 2 PAGES FOR EACH PHOTO as set out on an extra large format scanner! There is no more accurate way to see what you are buying than with a scan!
This auction includes 8 original, authentic (NO copies or reproductions) lobby cards (11" x 14") from the film
(
see last photos
). Lobby cards were used to promote current and upcoming films playing at a movie theater, most were sent to theaters in sets of 8. While pressbooks are my main business, I am now including other movie collectibles in my pressbook auctions as a gift for purchasing from my store. The pressbook in all of our auctions is the main item, because that is my specialty. I do not grade or describe the condition of the lobby cards as I am not an expert on them, it is up to you to study the photo as to their condition. The photos you see are direct photographs of the exact lobby cards included and the photo, by either holding your mouse over the photo to see a zoom or by clicking on it, is enlargeable. Many are high quality pieces, some in excellent condition, but some may have defects like pinholes, tape or tears, writing on the front or back or some previous dampness or other issues.  Again, please study them. If you have a question about them please feel free to message me.
THESE LOBBY CARDS ARE INCLUDED WITH THE PRESSBOOK AS AN EXTRA and are included AS IS!
NUMBER OF PAGES: 12
SIZE:  12" x 18"
YEAR: 1957, ORIGINAL RELEASE
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PLEASE NOTE THAT IT MAY TAKE UP TO ONE WEEK FOR YOUR ORDER TO SHIP. This is due to my disability. Also note most of the time we ship much sooner but there have been times when I need a few extra days.
I am sorry about this but I am disabled and these are the only days I can get help.
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ABOUT SHIPPING:
ALL PRESSBOOKS ARE MAILED WITH A COLLECTABLE PLASTIC COVER AND IN A LARGE STURDY CARDBOARD AND ALL ARE MAILED UNFOLDED!!!  THERE IS  A CHOICE OF MAILING SPEEDS. IF YOU SELECT MEDIA MAIL, YOU ARE WAITING UNTIL THE ITEM SHIPS THE FOLLOWING Tuesday plus about 4-9 days in shipping. Priority is usually much quicker, but we still ship everything on Tuesdays.
ABOUT MY FEEDBACK:
Since Ebay does not allow sellers to respond to negative feedback, I will do so here.   You will note I have a few negatives now.  The feedback that I have received that is negative (3 out of about 1,050), one person never contacted me that they were sent a pressbook with a cut in it (by mistake). I certainly would have corrected the problem immediately if they had just told me. I replaced it immediately. The other 2 are from someone who misunderstood that I send my pressbooks out on Tuesdays and they go Media Mail, which is always an additional 4-8 days. This at least keeps the postage down. I do have an option for priority mail if you are in a rush.  I completely refunded her total postage (after the negative feedback) even though the items were sent as stated.
If you have a problem, PLEASE contact me and I will do everything I can to correct an error.
This is my personal pledge to all of my customers.
ABOUT ME:
I have been a movie fan all of my life, my grandfather worked for both Universal and RKO, and my mother was an editor at Paramount. At age 8 I was taken to the offices and saw piles of pressbooks stacked up.  I loved the pressbooks as they had many pages of information of these movies and such great old movie advertising and could be read many times over. I have collected since I was 8. When I obtained a pressbook, it would immediately go into a plastic bag and was taped shut so no air reached these.  My father owned a furniture store which I worked in for 10 years and the first thing and most important thing he taught me was customer relations, to treasure each and every customer, so I am an old-fashioned seller who cares about each sale. I am ALWAYS available to talk to about anything you might be interested in from my store, and if anything does not please you, I guarantee I will do my best to make you happy.
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