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THE GHOSTS OF MY FRIENDS

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Book Description

Undated, but book dates to circa 1910 The Ghosts of My Friends, was a popular Edwardian-era novelty autograph book and Parlor game where participants create inkblot "ghosts" from their signatures. The book was designed as a playful twist on the popular autograph albums of the early 1900s, blending the hobby of autograph collecting with the contemporary fascination with spiritualism. Participants use a fountain pen and sign their name in wet ink along a vertical crease or fold in the page. The page is then folded back upon itself, blotting the signature to create a symmetrical, Rorschach-like inkblot image, which resembles a "ghost" or some other figure, such as an insect or a frog. The book consists primarily of blank pages made from a paper suitable for blotting, which a number might be filled with unique signatures and their resulting "ghosts" The book is a small slim format measuring just under 7 inches tall, this example is fully used with around 48 pages of “Ghost Signatures”, The book was first used with signatures dated 1914, which comprises the first third of the used book, the
Dealer Notes
The books cover has some lightening discolouration to the cloth on the leading edge of the front cover, mild marking to rear cover, internally contents in good condition.
Author fully used with around 48 pages of Ghost Signatures
Binding hardback
Publisher Dow and Lester
Condition Very Good

Price: £250.00

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