Summer Premium Card and Memorabilia Auction Closing August 7 & 9
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/9/2021
The Godfather, starring Marlon Brandon (Don Vito Corleone) and Al Pacino (Michael Corleone), is one of the most successful and critically acclaimed movies of all time. The story of an Italian-American crime family is a remake of Mario Puzo’s novel. For its time, it was the highest grossing movie ever released and is ranked the second greatest film in American cinema by the American Film Institute. Presented here are souvenir books from the “Godfather” and “The Godfather II” signed by the cast of the prestigious mafia films. The first item is a souvenir book from “The Godfather” signed by 9 cast members. The book features a bust of Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) in clay. “The Godfather” logo of a puppet master pulling the strings appears in white on the right corner. The inside of the souvenir book features articles and images from the hit film, and the front cover was signed by 9 members of the cast including Talia Shire, James Caan, Al Pacino, and Abe Vigoda in various colors of ink. The signatures are bold, and the souvenir book features elements of cornering and edging.
The second item in this presented lot is a souvenir book from the film “The Godfather Part II” signed by Academy Award winner Al Pacino. The cover of the book features an image of Michael Corleone seated while wearing a suit while engaged in deep thought. “THE GODFATHER PART II” is labeled on the front cover above the image of Pacino. Pacino signed the cover of the book with a silver metallic paint pen. The souvenir displays evidence of cornering and edging. The entire lot of signed “The Godfather” films souvenir books comes with an LOA from Beckett Authentication for the signatures.