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Reproduction of the original: Chats on Autographs by A.M Broadley
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Alex-Li Tandem sells autographs. He hunts for names on paper in a huge network of desire, collecting them, selling them and occasionally faking them; offering people a little piece of fame. To him, enlightenment is some part of himself that cannot be signed, celebrated or sold.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne presents important papers from soldiers and statesmen of the American Revolution addressed to a good and brave man, General Palmer, who himself drew his sword in the cause.
" ... Contains hundreds of entries from autography albums, advice on collecting, storage hints and tips on how to approach celebrities ..."--Publisher description.
Excerpt from A Book About Autographs From all available sources the writer has tried to gather whatever will help to give collectors something approaching an adequate knowledge of the taste for collecting autographs, and its progress from small be ginnings to the prominence it has now attained. In the belief that a portion of the subject which has hither to been neglected should receive proper consideration, much space is given to a detailed account of a number of the leading collections that have, in years past, made their appearance at public sales after the death of their owners. If this compilation shall prove acceptable, and in some respects useful, to those who have been led into the p...