The Revenge Of Frankenstein - 1958 Panther / and 12 similar items

THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN Jimmy Sangster London: Panther, 1958. Small octavo. 258 pages plus 2 pages of ads. Paperback. For your consideration: an authorial signed and inscribed copy of the rare Panther paperback published in Great Britain in 1958 of THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN that was based on his screenplay for Hammer Films in London. (Panther Books Ltd was a British publishing house especially active in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, specialising in paperback fiction.) ????- Information about THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN: Three novelizations of the film were published. The first, by Jimmy Sangster (as Hurford Janes) was published by Panther Books in 1958; the second was by John Burke as part of his 1966 Pan book The Hammer Horror Film Omnibus; the third, by Shaun Hutson, was published in March 2013 James Henry Kinmel Sangster (December 2, 1927 ? August 19, 2011) was a Welsh screenwriter and film director, best known for his work on the initial horror films made by Hammer Film Productions, including ?The Curse of Frankenstein? (1957) and ?Dracula? (1958). [Note: In 1958 the novelization published by Panther was first published under the name of Hurford Janes. Could this be the reason of the three copies I?ve seen in this business we?re always third printings?] The ?Revenge of Frankenstein? is a 1958 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Michael Gwynn, Oscar Quitak, Eunice Gayson and Michael Ripper. Made by Hammer Film Productions, the film was a sequel to The ?Curse of Frankenstein,? the studio's 1957 adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel ?Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus,? and the second instalment in their Frankenstein series. ????? The plot of the film THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN (from Wiki) is: In 1860, Baron Victor Frankenstein is sentenced to death by guillotine for the murders committed by the monster he created. He escapes execution by having a priest beheaded and buried in his place with the aid of a hunchback named Karl. Three years later, Victor, now going by the alias Doctor Stein, has become a successful physician in Karlsbrück, catering to the wealthy while also attending to the poor in a paupers' hospital. Hans Kleve, a junior member of the medical council, recognizes Victor and, being an admirer, requests an apprenticeship with him. Together with Karl, Victor and Hans continue with the Baron's experiment: transplanting a living brain into a new body, one that is not a crude, cobbled-together creature. The deformed Karl is more than willing to volunteer his brain thereby gaining a healthy body, particularly after meeting Margaret Conrad, the lovely new assistant at the hospital. The transplant succeeds, but when the excited Hans tells Karl that he will be a medical sensation, Karl panics and convinces Margaret to free him. Hans notes that the chimpanzee into which Victor had transplanted the brain of an orangutan ate its mate. He worries about Karl, but his concerns are brushed off by Victor. Karl flees from the hospital and hides in Victor's laboratory, where he burns his preserved hunchback body. He is attacked by a drunken janitor, who takes him for a burglar, but manages to kill the man. Victor and Hans discover Karl is missing and begin searching for him. The next morning, Margaret finds Karl in her aunt's stable. While she goes to fetch Hans, Karl experiences difficulties with his arm and leg. When Hans and Margaret arrive, he is gone. At night, Karl ambushes and strangles Gerda, a local girl. The next night, he rushes into an evening reception. Having redeveloped his deformities, he begs Victor for help, using his real name of Frankenstein, before he collapses and dies. Victor, disregarding Hans' pleas that he should leave the country, appears before the medical council, where he denies being the infamous Frankenstein. The unsatisfied councilors open Victor's supposed grave, only to discover the priest's body, and conclude that the real Frankenstein is still alive. At the hospital, the patients violently attack Victor in rage and Hans rushes his dying mentor to the lab. The police arrive to arrest Victor, but when Hans shows them Victor's dead body, they leave. Hans then transplants Victor's brain into a new body that Victor had prepared earlier, which he made to resemble him. Sometime later in London, Hans assists Victor, now calling himself Doctor Franck, in welcoming some patients. ????? The Book: The book shows normal wear, some creasing with a slight spine roll and a bit of light foxing to the verso of covers. A small chip at the top of the spine. The interior pages are very good.Overall a good copy of a book seldom seen. Published in the same year as the first printing, this copy is indicated on the verso of the title page as a third printing of the first edition. The high point is that this copy has been Inscribed by Jimmy Sangster on the title page and dated ?86 and his association with Hammer films. A very uncommon book from 1958 to encounter, especially a copy signed by the author. John Anthony Miller Phantom Bookshop Ventura, CA