Comments on: Signed Ulysses for Sale http://www.slushpile.net/index.php/2005/11/03/signed-ulysses-for-sale/ Writing about writing Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:54:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Sal Towse http://www.slushpile.net/index.php/2005/11/03/signed-ulysses-for-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Sal Towse Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:20:41 +0000 http://www.slushpile.net/?p=317#comment-175 I don't consider a book "signed" unless the signature is on the book itself. A tipped in piece of paper with a signature does not a signed edition make. Looking through his offerings, he seems to make a practice of selling "signed" books that are really just books with a snippet of autographed paper. That's fine, mind you, and if he can make a bit extra on the price of a book by combining the book with a piece of paper with the writer's signature, more power to him. He's quite upfront about what he's selling. I don’t consider a book “signed” unless the signature is on the book itself. A tipped in piece of paper with a signature does not a signed edition make.

Looking through his offerings, he seems to make a practice of selling “signed” books that are really just books with a snippet of autographed paper. That’s fine, mind you, and if he can make a bit extra on the price of a book by combining the book with a piece of paper with the writer’s signature, more power to him. He’s quite upfront about what he’s selling.

]]> By: John Dark http://www.slushpile.net/index.php/2005/11/03/signed-ulysses-for-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-173 John Dark Thu, 03 Nov 2005 14:25:41 +0000 http://www.slushpile.net/?p=317#comment-173 Before I'd get something like that I'd like to have a way to compare the signature with other James Joyce signed items to verify its authenticity. I do collect signed editions of books and approached a guy who was running a rare book collecting booth at The Northwest Bookfest a few years ago and he told me there's almost no way to verify the authenticity of signed editions. For $2,000.00, I'd have to. Take Care Have Fun JD Before I’d get something like that I’d like to have a way to compare the signature with other James Joyce signed items to verify its authenticity.
I do collect signed editions of books and approached a guy who was running a rare book collecting booth at The Northwest Bookfest a few years ago and he told me there’s almost no way to verify the authenticity of signed editions.
For $2,000.00, I’d have to.
Take Care
Have Fun
JD

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