Wunderkammer: The Freeman & Fugate Oddities Collection
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Lot 54
[ODDITIES]. RIPLEY, Robert L. (1890–1949). Ripley's Believe...
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[ODDITIES]. RIPLEY, Robert L. (1890?1949). Ripley's Believe it or Not Ephemera. Includes: Ripley's Big Book Believe it or Not! New York: Simon and Schuster, 1934. Two Volumes in One. Eleventh printing. Full page illustrations. Publisher's orange cloth. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Robert L. Ripley to Mrs. H.K. Seltzer of Chicago, a woman featured in Ripley's section of the Chicago Tribune August 14, 1941, for her ability to read a book while holding it upside-down. With newspaper clippings pasted in. 8vo. Cover is worn, scuffed, corners bumped. No jacket. Toning and separation from spine. Lightly soiled. Fair/Good. ? A framed letter on Ripley's letterhead and envelope, addressed to Seltzer, regarding her peculiar talent. Signed by Ripley's secretary. With handwritten note by the recipient and relevant newspaper clipping. Good.
