Lot 110
Ford, Henry and Charles E. Duryea -- Includes McGuffey's New First Eclectic Reader Signed by Ford. Henry Ford. Book signed on the front free endpaper. McGuffey's New First Eclectic Reader by Wm. H. McGuffey, New York: American Book Company, [1885]. From a special edition reprinted by Henry Ford in 1925. With book plate of George C. Osterhouse on inside cover and 1929 letter on Henry Ford letterhead signed by his secretary. Bound in original pictorial boards. Light toning, a couple of edge chips, and moderate rubbing to binding. Housed in a black, custom-made case. With cut signature of Charles E. Duryea (1861-1938), who built the first American gasoline-powered car and co-founded Duryea Motor Wagon Company. Estimate Value $500 - UP
The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection.
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