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Auction History Result 4j075 ROSE OF BLOOD 1/2sh 1917 Russian revolutionary Theda Bara kills nobles while married to one! Date Sold 3/5/2019 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) The Rose of Blood, the 1917 J. Gordon Edwards silent Russian Revolution romantic melodrama (based on a story by Ryszard Ordynski; a really great story of a governess to a Russian Prince right at the start of the Russian Revolution, and when his wife dies, she becomes his surrogate wife, but he refuses to marry her because she is a "commoner", and she joins the Revolution; when the Prince begs her to return and marry him, she does so, but as a double agent for the revolutionaries, killing noblemen and leaving a rose by their body; then the revolutionaries order her to kill her husband, and she can't bear the thought of it, but ultimately, she sets off a bomb that not only kills him, but kills herself, because she can't live with what she has done!) starring Theda Bara, Genevieve Blinn, Charles Clary, Marie Kiernan, and Joe King. Note that this is a "lost" film which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist. 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 only previously auctioned this poster once before (we auctioned it 4 years ago for $398), and the person who purchased it has now re-consigned it to us, so it is still the only example of this poster we have ever auctioned! Also 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 think it would have a strong chance of lessening 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 had darkened and it was never folded. It had areas of paper loss around the edges, but completely in the blank borders, with just a few scuffs and pinholes in the edges of the image. There was a 7" tear near the center of the top border that ended in Bara's hair. There were many scuffs and smudges scattered in the image, but much more so in Bara's solid colored dress. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! The restorer recreated the missing portions of the blank borders around the edges but did not address the darkening (which I think was a wise idea, because it would have required much bleaching). The poster was well backed, and displays well. Learn More about condition grades 
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