The autograph books series contains an autograph book that belonged to the director of the young australia league, which was used during the leagues world tour of 1924. Walter lindrum 18981960, the greatest billiards player of all time, signature on autograph page. With 80 multicoloured pages in your choice of silver or gold edging, these autograph books are available in all ten pirongs colours and can be blocked with your school name or logo to create a fantastic, costeffective souvenir for your departing pupils. Nursing sister emily hays boer war autograph book 1900. They were popular among university students from the 15th century until the mid. Traditionally they were exchanged among friends, colleagues, and classmates to fill with. One of these was autograph books, so i gave my main character one for her birthday. And the best part, while frozen merchandise has been impossible to come by, these materials are readily available. Jul 16, 2018 i have several vintage autograph books that ive purchased over the years.
Autograph collecting in america did not begin in earnest until about 1815. Blank unlined memory journal autograph books passion imagination journals on. Disney theme parks deluxe princess autograph book dream big 4x6 photo album. When i was on the disney college program i carried around a tote bag with my departments logo on it and a piece of cardboard to make a writing surface, but if i were doing it now id probably go for a custom autograph book, one of those disney dictionaries, a special pillowcase. Nothing from current celebrities or current sports figures. Wirebound autograph books, wirebound blank autograph books. Horace lindrum s snooker, billiards and pool by lindrum, horace and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sprague, a friend of jared sparks and a tutor to members of the washington family near mount vernon. I was able to track down the family and returned the autograph book to them. Helen twelvetrees autograph note signed historyforsale.
Aside from its antiquarian or associative value, an autograph may be an early or corrected draft of a manuscript and provide valuable evidence. The perfect way to store memorable names, autographs and signatures. Movie stars, tv personalities, comedians, stage actors and actresses are just some of the categories autograph collectors love. Horace lindrum enjoys a christmas party with the tottenham hotspurs compere whispering ted lowe the legend of the lindrums is world renowned. All these and thousands of other chemists signed tetsuo nozoes autograph books almost 1200 pages in all between 1953 and 1994. I plan on purchasing an autograph book before we leave but noticed that. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. Authors autographs literary autographs for sale at autograph collection collecting autographs of famous authors has been a popular pastime since the victorian period. An autograph book is a book for collecting the autographs of others. I have a special affinity with the fourth member of this exceptional family. You may provide your own textlogo to be printed on our autograph books.
Our hardback autograph books are great for school leavers, offering a perfect alternative to shirt signing. Planning a trip to disney world or disneyland and searching for the perfect autograph book for your prince or princess. Disney parks walt disney world exclusive official character autograph book with pen. So in this book are the signatures of the three top australian sportsmen of the 1930s. They called him the maestro, the magician, the man with the golden cue. Many of these signatures were mistakenly cut from the end of letters or documents at the time yet have been retained to the present. Walter lindrum memorabilia, world champion billiard player. By late 1830s, encouraged by the jacksonian populist spirit that made important people seem more approachable, the idea of collecting autographs became widespread. Buying and selling autographed books past, present. Daughter of billiards champion horace lindrum shines light. Walter lindrum memorabilia, world champion billiard player from. Autograph books are the perfect leavers gift for students a book full of messages from the friends and teachers they will never want to forget. A history of the world is a partnership between the bbc and the british museum that focuses on world history, involving collaborations between teams across the bbc, and schools, museums and.
In those slim volumes, often with ornately decorated covers and giltedged pages, friends, family members, and influential acquaintances entered signatures and often added inspirational messages, poems, or drawings. I remember some of the very same little phrases in my autograph book. If you purchase more blank cover autograph books you will recieve a discount on the number of them purchased as shown above in the chart. Were taking my 5 year old son to disney for the first time next month. With over 236,000 items in our archives, historyforsale is the worlds largest dealer of authentic handsigned autographs and collectibles. Students often used them, even through college age, to collect sentiments and signatures around graduation time. Disney 85231 mickey and friends deluxe autograph book with pen.
Autograph, any manuscript handwritten by its author, either in alphabetical or musical notation. Autograph books reached their peak of popularity in the united states before the civil war. Containing space for all 50 autographs available at walt disney world. A history of autograph collecting the raab collection. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The autograph department specialises in letters, documents and manuscripts of significant historical, literary, military, musical, artistic and royal figures from the late mediaeval period to around 1960 for example from elizabeth i to elizabeth barrett browning, from louis xiv to louis armstrong, from charles i to charles dickens. Their modern derivations include yearbooks, friendship books, and guest books.
Fictionautographmaryland odd one out by kassem, lou and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The last word in the finest of autograph books collected from leading actors in the midst of the greatest war of the era. A very good vintage autograph book page, clearly signed in ink by both joe davis and horace lindrum. Lindrum s calling into the world of billiards was marred by tragedy. Horace lindrum, c1950 billiards cue with engraved ivory plate horace lindrum, champion cue.
See more ideas about autograph books, vintage and books. Zippered autograph books, zippered blank autograph books. Learn the market value of your walter lindrum memorabilia world champion billiard player from 1933 to 1950. Childhood memories return with longlost autograph books. Traditionally they were exchanged among friends, colleagues, and classmates to fill with poems, drawings, personal messages, small pieces of verse, and other mementos. Autographs for sale the undertaker large signed photo poster wrestling,we,wwe,wwf,tna,wcw,nwo. Find the worth of your walter lindrum memorabilia world champion billiard player from 1933 to 1950. From an extensive original vintage 19301970s sporting entertainment military musichall autograph collection contained in the scrapbooks of william holland of sheffield. Helen twelvetrees autograph note signed item 165377. Etsy has thousands of handcrafted and vintage products that perfectly fit what youre searching for. Travelling university students carried these small, leatherbound albums and collected the. Autograph books have been around since at least the early 19th century, scanned images or mention of ones that old can be found on the web and book collections exist in some libraries. Discover all the extraordinary items our community of craftspeople have to offer and find the perfect gift for your loved one or yourself. It spans four generations and the records on billiards and snooker will forever contain the achievements of this remarkable family.
From autographed celebrity photographs and rare historical manuscripts to unique music and sports signed memorabilia, we have it all. Farm life in the early 1900s, a fictionalized account of a true story. Autograph books originated in the midsixteenth century in europe. Autograph books for sale in uk 73 used autograph books. Writing my nanowrimo story in november, the main character being a girl turning twelve and the setting being the summer of 1957, i was researching various interests and hobbies of the late 50s. I am especially interested in buying old autograph books, signed documents, signed checks, old letters, vintage photos, etc.
A betterthanblank autograph book with silly signature ideas, autograph rhymes, fullcolor illustrations and a pen that writes in four different ink colors. Autograph books date back to the middle ages as it was tradition among aristocratic families to record family history while intellectuals kept a record of their scholarly. Horace lindrums snooker billiards and pool by lindrum. Autographs for sale in uk 105 secondhand autographs. The family narrowly avoided losing a box of irreplaceable photos that got mixed up with sale items.
Then people started writing autographs in year books. You have made me realise that horace, in many ways, is at least the equal to the legend of walter. Horace lindrum, c1950 billiards cue with engraved ivory plate. Cues collection including four with ivory plaques horace lindrum. Autograph celebrity cookbook by richard editor brown and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Guide to the autographs and autograph books collection. Perfect for my 2 yr old daughters first autograph book for disney world. John morcombe, manly daily, november 30, 2016 he was a member of one of australias most famous sporting families as the australian professional billiards and snooker champion for more than 33 years, and australias first world professional snooker champion. Autograph albums first appeared in any great numbers in australia in the 1830s and 40s, increasing in popularity in the sentimental seventies and elegant eighties when they were considered to be quite the fashion. For the stock imprinted zippered autograph books you have the option of choosing which color autograph book to the two choices of stock imprints one is autographs and the other is my autograph book with stars to the color of the foil stamp gold or silver foil stamp used. However, for the health and safety of our staff we are now only taking emails to allow them to work from home. Your book helped me to understand this, and i will try to put some balance into this fact when discussions take place about both of them. And no longer content with concentrating on autographs of deceased notables, people sought manuscripts, letters and even signatures of living authors and statesmen. Gabric believes the autograph books were sold by mistake about 10 years ago at an auction. Now horace lindrum s daughter, janne lindrum, has written the history of not only her father but also. It is on the small side but no characters had any trouble signing in it and it stayed in great condition through our trip and is a. The first major autograph collector in the united states was william b. Its so much fun to look back at things people wrote. Very rare signature of the actress, given to elsie myrus, wife of the famed mentalist.
Follow horace lindrum and explore their bibliography from s horace lindrum author page. Book includes two chronologies of roman emperors and popes, followed by an index of roman nobility and lastly, a catalog of books sold. Shop for helen twelvetrees related autographs, signed photographs, historical documents and manuscripts from the worlds largest collection. The young australia league was founded by john joseph simons of perth, western australia who, as a young man, travelled extensively and became aware of a great gap in the. Autograph and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lowell thomas 1892 1981 is perhaps best known as the man who made lawrence of arabia famous by publicizing his life and political adventures, culminating in the first of many. Original autograph signature of american author, broadcaster, and traveler lowell thomas written in vintage fountain pen ink on a 4 x 3 piece of paper. Decorate the book s cover yourself to make an ideal personalized souvenir for any occasion. We are coming in late september and i was looking into autograph books.
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