Autograph Note Signed by Bindloss Harold: Signed (2 results)
Published by Carlisle, England: 19 March, 1928. 1928
- Signed
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Good
US$ 25.00
US$ 5.75 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Condition: Good. - A 2-line quotation is penned on an approximately 7 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide sheet of cream-colored note paper with his address printed in raised lettering in blind at top right. Signed "Howard Bindloss". There is a small stain to the right hand edge of the paper. A piece of tape adheres to the verso where…the autograph was removed from an album. Folded twice for mailing with an additional light crease near the bottom edge. Good. The quotation reads; "And ship to ship made signal / Man answered back his name -- ".Harold Edward Bindloss [1866-1945] was an English novelist who wrote many adventure novels set in western Canada. In his youth Bindloss traveled around the world, farming in Canada and working in southern regions as a cargo heaver and planter and at other jobs. He returned to England with his health damaged by malaria. He was more than 30 years old when he published his first book, an account of his travel in Africa, and found his true vocation. He followed this up with dozens of novels becoming a highly popular writer, especially for his Canadian stories.
- Signed
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerThis English novelist spent many years in western Canada (a town is named after him in Alberta) and cranked out dozens of popular prairie adventure novels often set in Canada such as "Lorimer of the Northwest" (1909), "Prescott of Saskatchewan" (1913), "The Lure of the North" (1918) and "Northwest!" (1922). AS, 1p, 4½" X 7", Ski…nverness, Cumberland, England, 1 May 1921. Addressed to Mr. Blodgett. Near fine. Friendly note to admirer, reading in part: "Please excuse brevity. I have to work pretty hard, & autograph collecting has recently become popular." Boldly penned in brown ink.
