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Herman Melville Signature

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Herman Melville Signature
"WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED AFTER THE AUCTION ENDS BY THE AUCTIONEER ONCE ALL BIDS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED TO DETERMINE THE WINNER FOR EACH LOT."
Scarce, bold signature, ''Herman Melville / Arrowhead, 1872,'' on heavy stock measuring 8'' x 5''. Laid down beneath Melville's signature is that of Mary A. Lathbury, an author associated with the Chautauqua movement, and on the verso are signatures and handwritten quotes of Isabel Somerset and Frances Willard, leaders of the temperance movement. To the right of Melville's signature is a lengthy surface abrasion, and glue remnants run the length of the right edge of the paper. Both defects are well away from the Melville autograph.