Autograph Collecting

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Excerpt from Autograph Collecting: A Practical Manual for Amateurs and Historical Students, Containing Ample Information on the Selection and Arrangement of Autographs, the Detection of Forged Specimens, &C., , &C., , To Which Are Added Numerous Facsimiles for Study and Reference, and an ExtenThe amateur collector of autographs in a small way usually secures little notes or the signatures of poets, novelists, etc., of the present century, without much method or Object, perhaps giving five times the proper value for such things, and spending time and energy in collecting What at last turns out to be almost worthless, while actually passing by. And casting aside autographic treasures that had they been stored up and systematically arranged, would have formed a collection Of which he might with reason have been proud. Nothing, for example, could be more interesting, or indeed profitable, than for one, living say in a small town, to get together numbers of letters referring to people and events of the neighbourhood, which, in, time, would prove a most valuable contribution to the history of the place. Such a collection, if industriously gleaned during many years, as opportunities arose, would indeed be precious, and Old illustrative pictures, sketches, and miniatures, even if rudely executed, would add much to the interest of such a store. Collectors, however, must be cautioned against beingtoo ready at trimming-up and pasting their scraps, letters, etc., in books. These things should be left as far as possible intact, as the value is much enhanced by their perfect preservation in their original state, uncut and clean.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.