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I had been looking for a copy of Kirk's copy of "A Tale of Two Cities" for literally years. I had pretty much given up at this point and it sounds like I'm not the only one who has had that experience. And then thanks to the new HD screencaps, I had a breakthrough. The problem was that the only distinguishing feature on DVD resolution was the blue band at the top with the title, I'll explain why momentarily. In HD I was able to distinguish actual images on the cover, specifically, a wagon wheel and a standing figure.
With this new information I went looking again, and I found this:
Note the lack of blue title band. I have not yet found any edition that has it. It does have the correct cover art and dark blue page edges. Note that the title is small and unlikely to show up on screen. If I am correct that there is no version with the blue band then what happened was the prop makers added it because the original title is too small.
This is what it looks like with the correct additions, Note that the original title is just barely covered.
So now that I've left you in suspense here what you need to know to find one. It's the Illustrated Junior Library Edition published by Grosset & Dunlap. It's illustrated by Rafaello Busoni. Originally published in 1948, this is the 1980 printing, likely what was available during the movie production. There have been other editions. Depending on the edition the cover may be different, so make sure you see the cover before buying one. The larger than average text size and illustrations explain the extra thickness. I have the 1948 version en route. It has the right cover as well. I'll post pictures of it when I get it.
With this new information I went looking again, and I found this:
Note the lack of blue title band. I have not yet found any edition that has it. It does have the correct cover art and dark blue page edges. Note that the title is small and unlikely to show up on screen. If I am correct that there is no version with the blue band then what happened was the prop makers added it because the original title is too small.
This is what it looks like with the correct additions, Note that the original title is just barely covered.
So now that I've left you in suspense here what you need to know to find one. It's the Illustrated Junior Library Edition published by Grosset & Dunlap. It's illustrated by Rafaello Busoni. Originally published in 1948, this is the 1980 printing, likely what was available during the movie production. There have been other editions. Depending on the edition the cover may be different, so make sure you see the cover before buying one. The larger than average text size and illustrations explain the extra thickness. I have the 1948 version en route. It has the right cover as well. I'll post pictures of it when I get it.
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