For sale we offer an extremely rare 1960 first printing autobiography signed by Leon Bean (LL Bean).  The signature is authenticated by PSA and comes with their full letter of authenticity.  The book itself is complete and in very nice condition.  Bean is a very rare signature.  He was rarely accessible to the public.  This is one of only a handful of his signatures to be found and authenticated.  Thank you for looking and please let us know if you have any additional questions.

L.L.Bean was founded in 1912 by its namesake, hunter and fisherman Leon Leonwood Bean, in Freeport, Maine. The company began as a one-room operation selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe, also known as duck boots ^[5] and later as Bean Boots. Bean had developed a waterproof boot, which is a combination of lightweight leather uppers and rubber bottoms, that he sold to hunters. He obtained a list of nonresident Maine hunting license holders, prepared a descriptive mail order circular, set up a shop in his brother's basement in Freeport and started a nationwide mail-order business. By 1912, he was selling the Bean Boot through a four-page mail-order catalog, and the boot remains a staple of the company's outdoor image.