Emporium & Humber Family Collection Auction
Fri, Feb 4, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 382
Two Leatherbound Volumes of Signatures
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
early 20th century, gilt accents to cover and spine, both curiously titled "The Brotherhood of Man", majority of signatures with inscribed date between 1929 and 1936, "Elihu Root", "John J. Pershing", "J. Joffre", (Lord) "Cecil", "H. Bergson", "Frank B. Kellogg", "Ramsay MacDonald", "I.J. Paderewski", "Herbert Hoover", "Charles E. Hughes", "Earl Warren"; second volume, "Charlie Chaplin" with doodle, a few signatures indecipherable, many blank remainder pages to both, 11-3/4 x 8-1/2 in. ("Best Wishes Charlie Chaplin" appears to be a stamp, while the signature adjacent to the doodle is signed in ink)
Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina
Condition
one with front board beginning to curl slightly, light shelf wear to both, ink smear at Kellogg signature
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