Reprinted from the British newspaper THE MIRROR — in a column entitled “The value of Louis Armstrong’s signature revealed,” written by Jamie Breese — an ANTIQUES ROADSHOW in print form:
Q: I’ve got a book titled Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans printed in 1956 and autographed “Satchmo Louis Armstrong”. The autograph was obtained at a book signing in London. Is this worth anything?
– David Ayres, Rainham, Essex
A: Louis Armstrong, or “Satchmo”, is a 20th Century icon. A similar copy complete with autograph sold in the US a couple of years ago for approximately £150. This book would appeal to a jazz collector and at that sort of price it’s an affordable slice of history handled by one of the jazz greats.
