[Wallace, Edgar and Merian C. Cooper]--Lovelace, Delos W.

8vo (204 x 132mm.), first edition, original green cloth lettered in brown on spine and upper cover, pictorial endpapers reproducing stills from the film, dust-jacket, ownership signature on front free endpaper, dust-jacket professionally restored with hinges strengthened and recreated sections at extremities and joints, reverse of dust-jacket blank (reverse of wrapper usually carries publisher's list)

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Published in the year before the release of the RKO feature film, the title-page notes it was "conceived by Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper".