Second Catalogue of Autograph Letters Offered for Sale or Exchange.

Author: 
H.T. Scott, M.D. writer on autograph-collecting and dealer.
Publication details: 
17 Crondace Road, Walham Green, Fulham, London, S.W., c.1900.
£100.00
SKU: 5759

8pp., 8vo, not bound, fold mark, minor foxing and marks, mainly good condition. Scott, p.[1], initially discusses autograph-collecting - why it is becoming more popular, sense of the past, historical value, and so on. He concludes with a caveat about the need for a professional to guide collectors through forgeries and copies. His seven-page catalogue of autographs for sale includes William Bligh (12s), Christina Queen of Sweden (£2 2s), Ferdinand and Isabella (£9 9s), Benjamin Franklin (£6), S. Pepys (15s), Alexander Pope (£25), "Shelley (Mrs. M.W.) Wife of the Poet" (7-12s). Finally he says "Autograph Letters Purchased". See ALS above.