Elbert Hubbard Autographs
Elbert Green Hubbard (June 19, 1856 – May 7, 1915) was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. Raised in Hudson, Illinois, he had early success as a traveling salesman for the Larkin Soap Company. Hubbard is known best as the founder of the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York, an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement.
Among Hubbard's many publications were the fourteen-volume work Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great and the short publication A Message to Garcia. He and his second wife, Alice Moore Hubbard, died aboard the RMS Lusitania when it was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine SM U-20 off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915.
Hubbard was born in Bloomington, Illinois, to Silas Hubbard and Juliana Frances Read on June 19, 1856. In the autumn of 1855, his parents had relocated to Bloomington from Buffalo, New York, where his father had a medical practice. Finding it difficult to settle in Bloomington—mainly due to the presence of several already established doctors—Silas moved his family to Hudson, Illinois, the next year.: 7 Nicknamed "Bertie" by his family, Elbert had two older siblings: Charlie, who was largely bed-ridden after a fall when he was young, and Hannah Frances, nicknamed "Frank" like her mother.: 10–11 Charlie died at the age of nine, when Elbert was three-and-a-half years old. Elbert also had three younger sisters who were named Mary, Anna Miranda, and Honor.: 11–12
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Traded items with a signature of Elbert Hubbard
The most expensive item with a signature of Elbert Hubbard (Ultra-Rare 1901 Roycroft Garcia Vellum #46/50 Signed Elbert Hubbard Getty Copy) was sold in March 2026 for $3,855.00 while the cheapest item (1910 AN ELBERT HUBBARD FOUNDER OF ROYCROFTERS AUTOGRAPHED NOTE VG) found a new owner for $3.99 in May 2012. The month with the most items sold (4) was January 2011 with an average selling price of $42.00 for an autographed item of Elbert Hubbard. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with $327.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.00 was September 2015. In average, an autographed item from Elbert Hubbard is worth $52.30.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Elbert Hubbard were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2 Signed Letters for Speaking engagement signed Elbert Hubbard, Roycroft Founder | $350.00 |  |
| 2 Signed Letters for Speaking engagement signed Elbert Hubbard, Roycroft Founder | $350.00 | |
| Elbert Hubbard American Writer Original Signed Autograph Letter Dated 1904 | $68.99 | |
| Elbert Hubbard American Writer Original Signed Autograph Letter Dated 1904 | $68.99 | |
| Elbert Hubbard II Book Publisher Autograph Signed Roycrofters Letter 1933 | $112.48 | |
| Elbert Hubbard II Book Publisher Autograph Signed Roycrofters Letter 1933 | $112.48 | |
| ELBERT HUBBARD INSCRIBED AUTOGRAPH ON LITTLE JOURNEYS SAMPLE BOOKLET 1909 | $124.95 | |
| ELBERT HUBBARD INSCRIBED AUTOGRAPH ON LITTLE JOURNEYS SAMPLE BOOKLET 1909 | $124.95 | |
| Elbert Hubbard Jr Book Publisher Autograph Signed Roycrofters Letter 1933 | $112.48 | |
| Elbert Hubbard Jr Book Publisher Autograph Signed Roycrofters Letter 1933 | $112.48 | |
| Elbert Hubbard Jr Book Publisher Autograph Signed Roycrofters Letter 1933 | $112.48 | |
| Elbert Hubbard Jr Book Publisher Autograph Signed Roycrofters Letter 1933 | $112.48 | |
| Elbert Hubbard Signed Handwritten Roycroft Shop Letter 1899 | $305.00 | |
| Elbert Hubbard Signed Handwritten Roycroft Shop Letter 1899 | $305.00 | |
| Pair of Elbert Hubbard Writer Publisher Artist Signed Letters Autographs Early | $95.99 | |
