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Could this 'signature' be Jim Morrison's regular handwriting?

See the 'J Morrison' centre top of the photo below, which I have pasted above a sample of his handwriting. Anyone think the 'J Morrison' at the top looks similar to the handwriting below it?

The 'signature' is from a 1st edition hardback copy of Jim Morrison's The Lords and the New Creatures, published by Simon & Schuster in 1969/1970. I just photo'd it and pasted it above this handwriting sample for comparison purposes.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on August 5, 2014 at 5:55pm

I agree. $2,000 is well below the resale value of a signed copy of this book.

Permalink Reply by Laughing Sea on August 6, 2014 at 1:24am

I think that's a sensible suggestion, Ian.

Permalink Reply by Laughing Sea on August 6, 2014 at 2:45pm

Interesting observation, but I don't think it's the case for signed copies of An Amercan Prayer or The New Creatures

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Permalink Reply by JackGotLucky on August 6, 2014 at 3:25pm

An authentic signed by Jim copy of The New Creatures sold for $7000.- on June 24 2014 at Sotheby's…..

Permalink Reply by Laughing Sea on August 6, 2014 at 1:22am

Unfortunately, I can't agree that the 'JMorrison' looks anything like the handwriting in the note sent to me from Vagabond Books. The 'JMorrison' may not have be written by Jim, who wrote the poetry directly below it, but I don't see similarities in the 'JMorrison' and the note from Vagabond Books at all.

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Permalink Reply by bill torrey on August 6, 2014 at 3:55am

there are some thing we are never meant to know i guess...

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Permalink Reply by Laughing Sea on August 6, 2014 at 5:06am

That's kind of what I think Bill, too. But I do wonder, am I the only person that thinks that ALL the writing in my beginning post looks as if it might have been done by the same hand?

For all the various people who have contributed to this discussion, only one person has actually commented on that - and they disagree that the 'JMorrison' at the top, looks anything like the written poem below it. I certainly think there is more of a resemblance between those two specimens than there is between Jim's poem and the handwritten letter I got from Vagabond Books! I consider myself to have a keen visual awareness as art and design is my background! :-)

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Permalink Reply by N.Daniel on August 6, 2014 at 12:39pm

The J and the M look like the start of a Monroe autograph

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Permalink Reply by bill torrey on August 6, 2014 at 12:47pm

didn't know there was a j in a monroe autograph....

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Permalink Reply by Rock G III on August 7, 2014 at 5:49am

If this company who sold this is so legit and so sure this is authentic they should offer a refund instantly upon asking. But we all know how this ends considering its a forgery.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on August 7, 2014 at 11:57am

The seller is offering this book on Bay as an "Authentic Signed Michael Jackson 1ST in DJ. Moon Walk." The book actually contains an autopen signature.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251403240895