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Permalink Reply by Anthony Covino on November 18, 2021 at 5:02am

I don't like these; she "signed" in a weird place....

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Permalink Reply by JK on November 18, 2021 at 9:15am

That's a new one. Never seen an author sign on top of their printed name.  Usually they show more respect for themselves than that.

I assume it's a forger's attempt to muddy the waters, or maybe they've never seen an autographed book before.

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on November 18, 2021 at 9:36am

It is unusual for authors to do that, but it does happen occasionally.

Here are a few legit examples, from my collection, of odd signature placement:

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Permalink Reply by JK on November 18, 2021 at 10:22am

Those are a little unusual but there is at least a semblance of sense to them.

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on November 18, 2021 at 10:54am

No, I agree.  To a large extent, I’m just playing devil’s advocate here.

The Rowling — if it’s even by her — is very strange.

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Permalink Reply by JK on November 18, 2021 at 11:10am

I did see it once - on a business card from Michael Eisner. His card had a version of his signature and he signed right over it.

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