L. M. [Lucy Maud autographs of Montgomery: Autograph Album], Timaru in Timaru, Canterbury for sale

Autograph album of Myrtle Smellie, Sunnyvale, Green Island [Dunedin, New Zealand]. Autographs dated between 1930 and 1943, almost all the dated autographs are from the later half of this period. Also includes some sketches and occasionally small clipped illustrations of the autographees. Notable autographs include L. M. Montgomery,"yours cordially / L. M. Montgomery / 1939"with a small cat sitting on the flourish beneath the signature; aviator Jean Batten; adventurer R E Byrd; actress Gracie Fields, dated 28.12.38; Canadian pastor Oswald J. Smith"Oct 1938 / Ruth 2 12"; Zane Grey"22.1.40"; film actress Jeanette Macdonald"Sincerely Jeanette Macdonald"; film actress Irene Dunne"8.7.40". Dimensions of leaves: oblong 122 x 96mm. Padded boards. Gilt edges to leaves. Binding shaken. The Montgomery autograph is on blue paper laid down on the album leaf, and is opposite a watercolour seascape scene initialled"N.S."48 leaves in total, not counting the free endpapers. Many of the autographs are on paper the same size as or a little smaller than the album leaves, laid down on to album leaves. The Zane Grey autograph is dated posthumously in a different hand and pen a few months after the death of Zane Grey, so I surmise the date would have been made by the owner for when the autograph was pasted into the album, possibly after reacing New Zealand via surface mail. Contents as best I can make out (some signatures are illegible) as follows (recto / verso of each leaf): Front endpaper blank / To Myrtle from daddy1 blank / sketch of Netherton Farm and bridge2"My Motto"/ blank3 whisky poem / blank4 blank / numerous signatures, school friends?5 laid down illustration, castle / blank6 colour watercolour sketch / blank7 G. Belluguse / blank8 Dorothy Scott/blank9 school friend? / blank10 Andrew Don / blank11 friend's signature / friend's signature12 laid down illustration, St James'Palace / blank13 laid down illustration, Westminster abbey / blank14 Jean Batten (aviator) / blank15 Christina Smellie / blank16 M Don / blank17 R E Byrd / F. Gordon Bell18 Frances Ross / Emmuska Nezy?19 Ralph ? / blank20 ? Lockhart / blank21 ink sketch by R. L. Smellie / ? Mailer22 Allan Hamilton / tipped in illustration, Houses of Parliament23 Ralph Lynn / Geo. Gilmore24 blank / blank25 Walter O. Don / illegible,"lauchechauau?"26 Gracie Fields / Hilda Richards 27 Oswald J. Smith / blank28 watercolour bridge / blank29 blank poem, W. H. Gough30 Hughena Dron? / Gladys Moncrieff31 Sir Dean / Bessie Thomson clipping32 Bessie Thomson signature / A W Armstrong33 Zane Grey / blank 34 blank / blank35 A. Lockhart / blank36. Mary M. Rose / blank37. blank / Jeanette Macdonald clipping38. Jeanette Macdonald signature / blank39 Margaret A. McLay / Irene Dunne40 Irene Dunne clipping / laid down illustration, St Paul's41 Dunedin poem, by A.W.T. / illegible signature42 Mavis Gough w. poem / blank43 Margaret Don / illegible signature44 laid down illustration / blank45 blank / L M Montgomery46 watercolour sketch / blank47 blank / blank48 laid down photograph (Myrtle Smellie?) / facsimile signature clippingsRear endpaper: facsimile signature clippings / blank
Author
L. M. [Lucy Maud autographs of Montgomery
Title
Autograph Album]
Publisher name
[s.n.] 1930-1943, [s.l.]
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1930
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Very good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Key words
Children's
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