Description: Listing is for the autograph book of Anna/Annie Pegar/Peggar from Sioux City, IA. The book appears to have been gifted to her by Lena E. Moy in April, 1885. The book is 7" long by 4.25" high. The cover appears to be leather coated with a paper-thin layer of glossy maroon material (I am not an expert and I can only describe what it looks like rather than what it is). The maroon material has an embossed crosshatch pattern rather than a smooth surface. The front cover is decorated with gold embossed art that includes birds, vines, and vintage graphics/lettering. The back cover has an embossed image with an array of leaves. The page edges are gilded in gold. The book maker is unknown. The book contains 27 entries from friends and relatives between 1885 and 1911. All signatures include a handwritten, personal note. Some of the penmanship is stunningly beautiful. The book also contains 39 embossed, die-cut stickers on random pages that appear to be placed by hand (by Annie or Lena rather than being original to the book because entries are written around them). The stickers include flowers, little girls, and messages of love and hope. None of the stickers are loose as of this moment. Two of the stickers are silver foil fabric labels. Both are embossed and die-cut with fine details. One includes an American Indian bow hunting with a canine (see photo in gallery), and the other is an elaborate crest with bundles of wheat on a shield, ship wheels, flowers, and a decorative paisley-like framework tying them all together. The book was signed by brother Victor Pegar and brother Jos. Peggar. I do not have access to ancestry tools to learn Annie's story and I have not been able to find any signatures of historic relevance. The inside cover has been signed by L.V. Garcia, 1985. Condition:The book is 137 years old. It's charming with it's worn cover and age-stained pages (and personal contents), but the binding is very loose. At least three pages have detached and many are ready to fall out with too much use. The pages are sewn into the joint, but the paper is fragile and getting worse. The spine is soft and the cover moves laterally at least half an inch up and down.
Price: 175 USD
Location: Irving, Texas
End Time: 2024-12-01T04:14:13.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.63 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
Time Period Manufactured: 1800-99
