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[SHELLABARGER, Wayne (b. 1969), artist]. Wm. Gillette’s Sherlock Holmes. [San Francisco: San Francisco Silent Film Festival, 2015]. Special art poster for the American premier of the newly-discovered and restored 1916 film starring William Gillette in his most famous role; the story is based upon his stage play of the same name. Approximately 24 x 18”; 610 x 460 mm. Rolled. Some occasional mild creasing or thumbsoiling to verso. LIMITED EDITION, number 80 of 200 copies SIGNED BY SHELLABARGER. All surviving prints of this film had been thought lost until a nitrate negative had been discovered in a French film archive in 2014 (with French title-cards). The film was carefully restored and the title-cards were replaced with English titles for the American premier.