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Auction History Result 5b187 ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD English hardcover book '38 tie-in to Curtiz's movie starring Flynn! Date Sold 9/25/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage English Movie Tie-In Hardcover Book (measures 7 1/2" x 10"; 100 pages) (Learn More) The Adventures of Robin Hood, the classic 1938 Michael Curtiz & William Keighley England royalty romantic adventure thriller ("Dazzling to the eye... stirring to the heart - a great entertainment from Warner Bros."; "Based "He lives again - the world's most beloved rogue!"; On Ancient Robin Hood Legends"; "Photographed in Technicolor"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Errol Flynn (in the title role as Robin Hood), Olivia De Havilland (as Maid Marian), Basil Rathbone (as Sir Guy of Gisbourne), Claude Rains (as Prince John), Patric Knowles (as Will Scarlett), Eugene Pallette (as Friar Tuck), Alan Hale Sr. (as Little John), Melville Cooper (as the Sheriff of Nottingham), Ian Hunter (as King Richard the Lion Heart), Una O'Connor, and Herbert Mundin. Note that the mount of Maid Marian is played by none other than Trigger the Horse, before he was purchased by Roy Rogers! Finally, note that anyone who saw this movie remembers well the archery contest which comes down to Errol Flynn in disguise and Owain the Welshman, but few people know that Owain was played by the world's greatest archer, Howard Hill, and that he also did Flynn's bow and arrow stunts shown in the movie! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is not the first edition of this book, because we did research which reveals that the first edition had 16 color plates, but this version has 8 color plates. It DOES have its original dust jacket (and the cover of the book itself has the same image on it that is on the front of the dust jacket. If anyone knows exactly when this edition is from, and which edition it is, please e-mail us and we will post it here. We have pictured the front cover, the title page, the interior page that shows the publishing information, and an interior 2-page spread. Note that on all hardcover books, the buyer must pay the actual cost of shipping (but if you solely buy books, or if you want the books shipped separately, they can be shipped in the U.S. only via "Media Mail", which is much less expensive than Priority Mail; unfortunately, there is no similar service outside the U.S. to Media Mail). So bear the above in mind before placing a bid on this book. Condition: very good. The book it in pretty nice condition. The dust jacket has a long diagonal tear in the lower right background area and a diagonal crease in the center of the back cover with a 2" tear in the left of the back cover. The dust jacket is in a protective sleeve. Learn More about condition grades 
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