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1877 Ornate Autograph Album w/ Original Art Work

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1877 Ornate Autograph Album of Original Art Work

1877, Autograph Album with Ornate Gold Embossing, Containing Scores of Autographs and some Original Art Work, Choice Extremely Fine.
This is an original autograph album, with scores of handwritten notes, poems, autographs and four pencil or ink drawings, spanning the years 1877 to 1883, mostly from Lancaster, Ohio and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Containing 67 pages and measuring 5" x 7.75", the album is somewhat shaken and the spine is cracked, but the contents are in superb condition. There is a waterstain inside the front cover, which does not affect the contents. The front page has a truly awesome pen and ink drawing by Charles L. Schneider, showing Charles reviewing the buttermilk content of his glass, flanked by a cow and a woman churning milk. This drawing and perhaps the album itself, were a gift, apparently to Jan Schneider, whose name is pencilled in near the milkmaid. Superbly done! Also in the book are many signatures of family and friends, mostly during the years 1877-1880. These signatures may represent the college years of Jan Schneider. A little farther into the book is a lovely pencil sketch of two sailing ships at sea and some people in a rowboat, signed: "Frank E. Morris, Sept. 10th 1880 - Westwood, O(hio)."



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