Lot 1123: [FORD, HENRY. 1863-1947.]

The Complete Sayings of Jesus.... Williamsburg, MA, [1927]. 16mo. Leather. Binding dry and worn at edges, upper hinge cracked.

Henry Ford's copy, a gift from his chauffeur, Wilbur Donaldson. With Henry Ford's ownership signature on the front free endpaper and Donaldson's name gilt-stamped on the upper cover. Interesting memento from a warm friendship between the great auto industrialist and the man who drove for him during the Great Depression. Their relationship is documented in Brinkley's 2003 biography of Ford.