Five vintage autograph albums, circa 1940s, containing more than 250 mostly ink signatures (some in pencil), a number on affixed slips or cards. The pages are both single- and double-sided; some also bear affixed magazine photos. A representative sampling of the signers follows; a complete list is available at rrauction.com. Included: Bud Abbott, Tallulah Bankhead, Ethel Barrymore, Cab Calloway, John Carradine, Lou Costello, Joseph Cotten, Jane Darwell, Marlene Dietrich, Henry Fonda, John Garfield, Jack Haley, Al Jolson, Gene Kelly, Carole Landis, Peter Lorre, Béla Lugosi, Paul Lukas, Fredric March, Chico Marx, Thomas Mitchell, Agnes Moorehead, Louise Rainer, Bill Robinson, Edward G. Robinson, Shirley Temple, Michael Todd, and Orson Welles. Accompanied by four letters of authenticity from James Spence. The condition of the individual signatures ranges from about good to very fine, with scattered soiling, staining, and toning, rippling from mounting, and smudging and/or brushing. Many of the faults can easily be matted out. RRAuction COA.
