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[FILM POSTERS]. A group of 4 rare Swedish language posters, including: Sherlock Holmes Återkomst. [Sweden: Paramount Studios, 1930]. Swedish black and white poster (a newspaper insert?) for the film, The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929, directed by Basil Dean, starring Clive Brook as Holmes). Approximately 13 x 27 ½”; 330 x 698 mm. One vertical and three horizontal creases. Some toning, some wear at creases. An attractive example of this great rarity. This film was based on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle collection, His Last Bow (1917). -- Sherlock Holmes En studie I rött. [Sweden: Allfilm, 1934]. Swedish black and white poster for the film, A Study in Scarlet (1933, directed by Edwin L. Marin, starring Reginald Owen as Holmes and Anna May Wong as Mrs. Pyke). Approximately 25 ½ x 13 ½”; 647 x 342 mm. Printed on pink paper, as issued. 2 horizontal creases, some rubbing, some faint marginal creasing. -- Sherlock Holmes tar Nattexpressen. [Sweden: Universal Pictures, 1946]. Swedish black, white, and green poster for the film, Terror by Night (1946, directed by Roy William Neill, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson). Approximately 25 ½ x 12”; 647 x 304 mm. Printed on thin glossy paper (verso is matte), few creases, some faint marginal creasing, some rubbing. -- Sherlock Holmes. [Sweden: Fox Film, 1933]. Swedish black and white poster (a newspaper insert?) for the film, Sherlock Holmes (1932, directed by William K. Howard, and starring Clive Brook as Holmes). Approximately 25 ½ x 12”; 647 x 304 mm. Few horizontal creases, a bit toned, thumbsoiled, some edgewear, faint pencil notations on verso. This film was based on William Gillette’s play, Sherlock Holmes (1899). All are rare examples.