Russ Cochran Publishing
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Hopalong
Cassidy
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An
American
Legend |
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Rare Leather Bound Limited Edition of
only 1000 copies. |
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Each copy
is individually signed and numbered by Grace
Bradley Boyd. |
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This extremely
limited edition will never be reprinted and will grow in value
as time goes on. Bound completely in the highest quality
cowhide and foil stamped with three different colored dies,
the pattern embossed on the leather duplicates exactly the
pattern of the leather carving on the actual holsters worn by
William Boyd in his portrayal of Hopalong Cassidy. The edges
of the pages are silver gilded, and the spine contains five
"hubs" and silver embossing.
The back cover
of this very special edition is an embossed design copied
exactly from Hoppy's original holsters, full size. A real
sterling silver heart is embedded into the back cover; this
heart is an exact replica of the silver hearts on the original
holsters. |
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A
twelve year-old girl goes to the movies in
Brooklyn with her mother in 1926. The girl sees a
larger-than-life image on the screen of actor
William Boyd, and she falls madly in love. She
writes his name in her school books. She starts
collecting articles about him in movie magazines.
She fantasizes that someday she will marry him.
The girl is Grace Bradley.
In 1931 a talent scout from Paramount Pictures
sees Grace dancing in a New York cabaret and
offers her a screen test. She is immediately
signed to a contract with Paramount and moves to
Hollywood with her mother. She still thinks of
William Boyd, but makes no attempt to contact him
after she is living in Hollywood.
In
1937 her phone rings and the voice on the other
end says "This is William Boyd. May I speak to
Grace Bradley?". Grace is shocked and thinks
someone is playing a joke on her until she hears
the famous Bill Boyd laugh, then she knows it is
the real thing. Three weeks later to the day, they
are married.
The book is co-authored by Grace Bradley Boyd
(widow of actor William Boyd) and Michael Cochran. |
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