If you go into the website and click on the little book in the upper left hand corner, you'll see Johnny's on the cover.



http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=212066

Celebrities Ink Their Approval for New Charity Book



LONDON, November 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- With Photo

- ATTN: Feature Editors

Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and David Beckham are just a few of the celebrities who have given their ink handprints to the new book 'Celebrity Handprints' by James Preston, published 1st December 2007. Imagine, the fingerprints of Johnny Depp at your own fingertips. What's more, all proceeds from the sale of the book are being given to the UK charities BBC Children in Need and Great Ormond Street Hospital. The book is available from Amazon, bookstores and the website http://www.celebrityhandprints.org

James Preston has spent the past three years traveling the UK and the world compiling an amazing collection of ink handprints and accompanying photographs from over 100 of the most famous names in film, television, music and sport. In this book you'll find 42 unique expressions of identity for you to examine. Enjoy comparing each one and then your own palm to those of David Beckham, Johnny Depp or Keira Knightley. These actual size handprints provide a fascinating insight into the personality of the celebrities, who have shown kindness by contributing to this creative project.. Discover what makes a handprint such a symbol of achievement and success in Celebrity Handprints.

There'll definitely be at least one handprint in the book everyone will want to cut out and frame. Therefore, also available from the website http://www.celebrityhandprints.org is a unique limited edition series of giclee prints, quality reproductions from the contributing celebrities including Johnny Depp with other names such as Oasis, Little Britain, Gwen Stefani and UK footballers John Terry and Steven Gerrard being added. These actual size giclee prints are supplied for buyers to frame and come with an accompanying 5" x 7" professional photograph of the related celebrity having printed their hand. The UK charities BBC Children in Need and Great Ormond Street Hospital will additionally receive 30% from each giclee handprint sold.

The book 'Celebrity Handprints' is paperback, 110 pages and priced at GBP20.00. ISBN 978-0955752308. The giclee handprints may only be purchased via http://www.celebrityhandprints.org and are priced at GBP50.00 each.

There are ten copies of the book Celebrity Handprints by James Preston and the 1st in the series of each limited edition giclee print from the names released on offer to press features as reader giveaways/prizes.

Note to Editors:

A picture accompanying this release is available through the PA Photowire. It can be viewed at http://www.mediapoint.press.net or http://www.prnewswire.co.uk.

Distributed by PR Newswire on behalf of Celebrity Hand Prints Ltd

Thanks Ellen!

:D Thanks Ellen. A nice idea for raising money for the charities. woohoo

Crikey!! £50 to buy a print of the handprint and a picture of Johnny with a mucky hand. Way too pricey for me. :(

Anne x

Thanks for posting this, Ellen. The book and the prints should both do well. Kudos to Johnny, Orlando, and Keira for their generosity. :wub: I'd like the book, but I'll have to see how things stand by the time it comes out on Dec. 1st... :crossfingers

Thanks Ellen---again, another worthwhile cause Johnny's involved in---I'll need to check this book out......

-Donna

50 Pounds is US$107
Japanese LOVE these sorts of things.
All the sumo players and famous people make these over there.

:joy :joy :joy
Funny....

Do you think this is worth it?
Better/worse than supposedly original signatures on magazine covers purchased on Ebay etc,,, ?

I hear most ebay stuff is fake.
This is an Original Copy.

Let me know what you think.
Is it 'better' than a signed magazine cover? :huh:

That is lovely. Thank you for the article.


Yvonne in LA

Actually I've order one....looks good tho.
much better than fake ebay stuff.

I wanna make a little Walk of Fame in my room :crybaby

That's a tough question...what would mean more to you?

I took a deep Depp breath and ordered one! :D
I remember sticking my hands into his concrete hand prints at Granaum's Theatre ! :thud

I'll wait to purchase AWE and ST and ITAS.

Priorities, priorities! :shistle

I'm so excited, I think I could scream!

:joy

Glad that you are happy about your decision! BOttom line? We are the only ones who know what will make us happy!! woohoo

OK. It took me a few months to save for the acid free, museum type grade frame etc... but here it is! :D
The Celebrity Handprints Certificate paper is stuck on the back.
It's #16 of 500.
Johnny's a true work of art. I've done my best to do him justice.

It's lovely! I hope you enjoy it!

Thanks, Karen.
Now Johnny and I can 'hold hands' ! :shistle
Oh My Goodness!
Reminds me of and the prison cell block glass in some of his movies.

You did a beautiful job on framing that Depputante! :thumbsup
A labor of love for sure!

Lovely Depputante--enjoy! :)

-Donna

It looks marvelous!
Thanks for showing us how you're displaying it.
Rose

Lucky Depputante!! Where is it hung?

Thanks for sharing with us Depputante. It looks stunning. :)