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1. "Lizzie signature book on ebay"
Posted by Stefani on Mar-28th-02 at 1:16 AM

Well, another book is up for sale on ebay. I will link to the site and the photos for you to judge for yourselves.

"Lizzie Borden signed book titled "TWICE TOLD TALES" BY by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.,NEW YORK, THE F.M LUPTON PUBLISHING COMPANY". The book measures 5&1/4" X 7&1/4" and is a hard cover 205 pages with Lizzies hand initails on the top of the first blank page L.A.B. The book's pages are darkened form age and the title page right edge is torn off, otherwise good condition. COA reads "CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY-THIS CERTIFIES THIS ARTIFACT IS FROM THE LIZZIE BORDEN COLLECTION-GEORGE E. QUIGLEY, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL LIZZIE BORDEN ASSOCIATION CURATOR OF MAPLECROFT & THE LIZZIE BORDEN MUSEUM, AUTHOR, EDUCATOR, LECTURER-DATE AUGUST 4, 1999-GEORGE E QUIGLEY-THIS NOVEL TITLED "TWICE TOLD TALES" WAS WRITTEN BY NATHANIEL HAWTHRONE IN SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS. IT WAS PUBLISHED BY THE F.M LUPTON PUBLISHING COMPANY IN NEW YORK. HAWTHRONE WAS BORN IN SALEM ON JULY 4, 1804 AND DIED ON MAY 19,1864 IN PLYMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE. IT IS INITIALED L.A.B. IN PENCIL (LIZZIE ANDREW BORDEN) AND WAS AQUIRED FROM THE ESTATE OF THE HALL FAMILY OF PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND. LIZZIE OFTEN VISITED HER FRIEND, MRS HALL, ON THE HALL FARM ON BRISTOL FERRY ROAD. MISS BORDEN WOULD TAKE THE TROLLEY TO ISLAND PARK TO SOCIALIZE AND FISH IN THE POND ON THE HALL FARM". Please ask any questions. Buyer pays $5.15 "

Help me please I can't stop bidding.......well who'd have guessed that one of us was in a bidding war over that very book?? I am!! At least as of this hour I am in the lead and I have to admit I have put an obscene amount of money on that book.

Of course I have already "won" an obscene number of books and items from the "Lizzie Collection" and I will confess that I have been lucky in that many of them didn't cost me an arm and a leg.

Maybe I need to call bidders anonymous...bc

BC