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Autograph album
Estimate
2,000 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- containing a signed photograph of a young winston churchill
together with signatures and inscriptions by: theodore roosevelt, leo tolstoy (23 May 1908), J.M. Barrie, Jerome K. Jerome, Neil Munro, Guy Thorne, Marie Corelli, Beatrice Harraden, Lucas Malet and Anthony Hope Hawkins; John Philip Sousa, Sir Charles Santley and Sir Hubert Parry (all three with autograph musical quotations); Ira D. Sankey, James Russell Miller, Henry Grattan Guinness and William Booth; Edward J. Poynter (two signatures, one on a postcard) and William Holman Hunt; and several others including W.G. Grace
also containing signed photographs of musicians and actors such as enrico caruso, ellen terry, Marie Hall (1908), Auguste van Biene, Nellie Melba, Eugen Ysaye, Mark Hambourg, John McCormack, Luisa Tetrazzini, Wilhelm Backhaus, Edward Carson, Mary Anderson, Edward Compton and Phyllis Dare
c.130 items in all, mostly mounted, in an oblong 8vo album bound in roan with gilt edges and the initials "A.M.M[acdonald]", c.1903-1926 where dated, a few loose items, leaves browned and brittle at edges (with some minor tears and creases), covers slightly worn
also containing signed photographs of musicians and actors such as enrico caruso, ellen terry, Marie Hall (1908), Auguste van Biene, Nellie Melba, Eugen Ysaye, Mark Hambourg, John McCormack, Luisa Tetrazzini, Wilhelm Backhaus, Edward Carson, Mary Anderson, Edward Compton and Phyllis Dare
c.130 items in all, mostly mounted, in an oblong 8vo album bound in roan with gilt edges and the initials "A.M.M[acdonald]", c.1903-1926 where dated, a few loose items, leaves browned and brittle at edges (with some minor tears and creases), covers slightly worn
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."