^Lot 524 Elbert Hubbard

American writer, printer, and philosopher (1856–1915), closely associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, who perished in the Lusitania disaster. Two items: bank check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Hubbard, “E. G. Hubbard,” payable to 3rd National Bank for $625.00, dated April 1, 1904; and a handwritten manuscript, in pencil, with Hubbard’s signature incorporated into the first line of the text, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, regarding his essay on Concentration. In very good condition, with central vertical fold and cancellation holes over signature on check, and uniform toning and a paperclip impression to manuscript page.