The book of autographs / Charles Hamilton
1978, First Edition. New York : Simon & Schuster. Near fine cloth copy in a very good, somewhat dust-dulled dust wrapper. Faint smudge to title page. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #459591
ISBN: 067124258X
Physical description: 208 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Contents include: By Way of Preface; A Fresh Slant on Handwriting; The "Most" in Famous Signatures; Entertainment Personalities of the Past; Frontiersmen and Indians; World Statesmen and Political Leaders; Composers; American Authors; Entertainment Personalities of the Present; Artists and Photographers; Whimsical Signatures; Colonial and Revolutionary Leaders; Explorers, Inventors, Airmen, and Architects; Famous Women; Presidents ; The Rise and Fall of Three Powerful Men Traced in Their Signatures; Jewish Leaders; Signers of the Declaration of Independence; Black Leaders; Jurists, Lawyers, and Financiers; Sports Figures; Military and Naval Leaders; Real Men Who Became Fictional ; Criminals and Outlaws; Royalty; Scientists and Doctors; British Authors; Religious Leaders ; Mouth-Watering Monikers ; Continental Authors; Nazi and Fascist Leaders. Subjects: Autographs -- Collectors and collecting. Manuscripts -- Collectors and collecting. Autographs -- Facsimiles. Celebrities -- Autographs. Signatures (Writing) -- History.
Price: €18.95