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Auction: 323 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1477

Hubbard, Elbert (1856-1915). American writer, publisher, artist and philosopher. Organized the Roycroft artisan community. Died on the Lusitania. Quartet: 1) LS. One page. 4vo. August 31, 1897. From The Roycroft Printing Shop, East Aurora, New York. On yellow paper. To Mr. Webber. "Please accept thanks for one greenish McKinley dollar, which pushes your subscription on a year and secures that very choice set of booklets called "Little Journeys." The September Philistine appears in Sunday clothes, all written by myself and with one hand…"2) Similar, September 27, 1897. 2 pages. Also to Mr. Webber. "Thank you very much for the green McKinley dollar which enters Mr. Crawford on the Great Roster of the Philistine Host. The choice literature will go forward every little while…" He tells Webber that he is sending him several other books on approval. 3-4) AM. No place or date. Various literary quotations in Hubbard's hand. [4]

Estimate
$300 to $500