THE KOBRIN COLLECTION "Sixty Years Behind the Camera" (with Marilyn Monroe "Seven Year Itch" photos)
(Indio): Bighorn Enterprises, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Item #SHEL411
ISBN: 9780979254000
Elegant, silver-stamped folio cloth with blind-stamped decorative motifs.121pp. Illustrated with the striking b/w photographs, posed & candid, taken by Kobrin of various celebrities & Hollywood stars. Presentation copy, "___ & ___ Best Wishes Bill Kobrin 2007". Kobrin achieved particular fame with his publicity photos of Marilyn Monroe & her wind-blown dress while "The Seven Year Itch" was in production (5 of them are reproduced in this volume). Photos of the "Rat Pack", Perry Como, & many more from the 50s & 60s: Carry Grant, Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren, Jerry Lewis, Jack Parr, Johnny Carson, Richard Harris, Angis Dickenson, Jane Russell, Polly Bergen, & many more (even Charlie Sheen). There are two pages of text, one of which is devoted to the MM / skirt blowing scene. An attractively designed & bound book which may qualify for that questionable term, "a modern rarity". No dust jacket, and so far as we have been able to ascertain, no dj was issued. Very minor small indentation about the size of a one-half grain of rice in cloth near bottom of back cover. Else fine.
Price: $95.00