eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 5c0187 LOVE hardcover book 1927 Leo Tolstoy's novel with scenes from the Greta Garbo movie! Date Sold 7/23/2020Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Vintage Hardcover Book (measures 5 1/4" x 7 3/4" [13 x 20 cm]; 1027 pages) (Learn More) Love (released in other countries as "Anna Karenina"), the 1927 Edmund Goulding silent Russia nobility romantic love triangle melodrama ("The stars of 'Flesh and the Devil' - together again!"; the first MGM adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina"; the studio wanted a more glamorous title, and they pretty much threw away most of the novel as well, but the fans just wanted to see Garbo and Gilbert together) starring John Gilbert, Greta Garbo (as Anna Karenina), George Fawcett, Emily Fitzroy, Brandon Hurst, and Philippe De Lacy. Note that the source novel ends tragically, but MGM was afraid that would be too depressing for American audiences, so they filmed two endings to the movie, and used the original ending for the European release, but had a silly "happy ending" for the American release, where Garbo and Gilbert's characters end up happily married! Also note that the movie was remade nine years later under its original title, and this time it was much more faithful to the book, with Garbo again in the lead role, playing opposite Fredric March. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. 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, and a photo montage on the inside front and back covers. 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: fair to good. The dust jacket is in a protective sleeve. Learn More about condition grades
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