{"product_id":"antique-1880s-leather-bound-autograph-book-belonging-to-j-u-beam-with-calligraphic-bird-drawing-signatures-from-farmington-new-hampshire-and-wellesley-massachusetts-20261008","title":"Lot 066 - Antique 1880s Leather-Bound Autograph Book Belonging to J. U. Beam with Calligraphic Bird Drawing, Signatures from Farmington, New Hampshire and Wellesley, Massachusetts, 6-3\/4\" W","description":"Antique autograph book with leather covers gold-stamped \"Autographs\" on the front. The interior title page is printed with \"Autographs\" in gilt lettering and inscribed in pencil \"J. U. Beam.\" The book contains multiple dated entries spanning the mid-1880s through the late 1890s, with signatures and sentiments from friends and acquaintances in Farmington, New Hampshire and other locations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA notable page features an elaborate calligraphic pen-and-ink drawing of birds with sweeping flourishes, signed \"Chas. A. Supple Jr.\" and dated September 12, 1885, Farmington, New Hampshire. Additional signers include Ella N. Bickford of Farmington, New Hampshire, dated January 16, 1886; John M. Varney of Farmington, New Hampshire, dated February 13, 1886; Lizzie V. Roberts of Arthur, North Dakota; and Marion Helena Haskell Ober of Wellesley, Massachusetts, dated September 14, 1897.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe leather covers show surface wear and scuffing. The spine is worn with some looseness at the hinges. Interior pages show toning and occasional edge wear, with some pages torn or loosened from the binding.","brand":"Granite Union Auction Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53578564174113,"sku":"20261008-LOT066","price":999999.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0073\/9101\/9067\/files\/20261008-090-001.jpg?v=1790310136","url":"https:\/\/graniteunionauction.com\/products\/antique-1880s-leather-bound-autograph-book-belonging-to-j-u-beam-with-calligraphic-bird-drawing-signatures-from-farmington-new-hampshire-and-wellesley-massachusetts-20261008","provider":"Granite Union Auction Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}