Autograph Letters, Historical Documents & Manuscripts
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Mar 25, 2020
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LOT 80:
MELIES GEORGES : (1861-1938) French Film Director, a Pioneer of cinema and Innovator in the use of special effects. ...
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Sold for: €1,300
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Buyer's Premium: 22.5%
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MELIES GEORGES : (1861-1938) French Film Director, a Pioneer of cinema and Innovator in the use of special effects. Rare D.S., G. Melies, two pages, 4to, 16 Passage de l´Opéra, Paris, 5th November 1912, being a receipt issued on Melies' attractive printed stationery «Manufacture de Films pour Cinematographes - G. Melies». The manuscript receipt, in French, is for the sum of 370 Francs, being the payment of royalties due from the sales in New York of Melies' films. To the second page listing the name of the films, being A Son´s Example on New York sales and Ghost of Sulphur Mountain on Brockliss sales. Three file holes to the left edge of the document, not affecting the text or signature. VG. £1200-1800
