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Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Total Recall book, thick signature, genuine?

Hi,

A QuickOpinion from PSA resulted as 'likely genuine'. I recently acquired a book by Arnold, the Total Recall hardcover, and it appears it was signed by him on the second page.

It looks a little different than the others I reviewed online, but that might have to do with the thicker marker he was working with, and thus letters looking closer together.

I lean towards it being authentic. What do you think?

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Permalink Reply by RobTwoRs on September 13, 2021 at 10:36pm

This is definitely real in my opinion.
classic traits of an authentic Arnold sig in there, the “a” & the “s” and it really flows, little sloppy at the end but definitely real

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Permalink Reply by Drew Palermo on September 14, 2021 at 7:22am

Thanks. Yea, I'm pretty taken by that "s" action especially. The company I received it from most likely would not have forged it. I think Arnold's would be a hard signature to pull off in this instance, and when you can't go back and and re-edit what was done in marker.

Is that supposed to be an 'e' next the the 'r' at the end? Looks kind of like an @ symbol

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Permalink Reply by Tommy on September 15, 2021 at 7:21am

As far as I know he had some signings in book stores, back when the book was out.

I have the very same book, but with a signed page binded by the author

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Permalink Reply by Drew Palermo on September 15, 2021 at 9:56am

Oh, I know all about that as I got my copy signed by him in 2012 at Mall of America, similar to this one where he signed it on a bare bones page, no book plate (is that what you mean by a page binded by the author?)

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Permalink Reply by Tommy on September 16, 2021 at 1:51am

Ciao Drew,

this is what I have. It's not a bookplate, actually, but some sort of pre signed page that was binded by the publisher

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Permalink Reply by Tommy on September 16, 2021 at 1:52am

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Permalink Reply by Drew Palermo on September 16, 2021 at 8:10am

Looks like it's in a slipcase, something you'd probably only find online and not at a B&N?

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Permalink Reply by Drew Palermo on September 15, 2021 at 10:08am

My brother still has his copy, it was on his bday Oct 4, and he told Arnold that and he said something like "well happy birthday"

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Permalink Reply by David Lewis on September 15, 2021 at 1:30pm

Drew, This looks like an in person book signed by Arnold from "The Grove" in LA or "Banes and Noble" in New York….or a few spots in-between, in my humble opinion. If I remember he only signed a short time at the "Grove", I will post a few examples of an in person , pre signed with the line under the signature, and thru the mail bookplate…..the squarers that have a signature. Others I think on this site said the bookplates and maybe some of the pre singed might be autopen. I am staying out of that mess.