"Waterstones are doubling down on their belief that their copies are authentically signed - refund available but they are taking no further action otherwise."
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Fifth Beatle - any guesses?
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Curious to know if anyone recognizes this fifth signature on this set,Continue
Keane - Under the Iron Sea: Lyrics and History - Signed Edition
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Pre-order, publishing Sept 24 this year.…Continue
Sean Connery - Thoughts on this one?
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Opinions very welcome on this Sean Connery bookplate...there seems to be a variety of styles available.…Continue
Frank Sinatra - Thoughts?
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Any chance that this is real?Continue
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"I've had a notification from the post office that they are on the way. Will post a picture when it arrives."
"Probably for the best - UK entertainment is a bit of a minefield atm, lol!"
"Also at Coles,
https://coles-books.co.uk/my-pressures-by-andy-serkis-signed-edition"
"I'm disappointed and definitely did not see this with Cleeve or receive any advance notices from anyone else...strange that Waterstones didn't get any (or did they and I missed that too?).
Hmphhh!"
"Aah, you misunderstood…consecretarial as in ”consecrated”."
"I believe we can consider any signed artifacts arising from this adventure 'consecreterial'."
"Can't speak for the Billy Joel but knowing its TTM I'd agree about the Tom Hanks - atypical, likely secretarial."
"I got the same message and I too chose the new bookplate. Glad now that I collected the package from the post office on the last day before return."
"Yes...it is very plausible that unwanted copies of the book which had been reserved for the author would be sold alongside the "trade" editions but that does not explain the use of the term A/P which - I believe - is a term exclusive to…"
"I can't think of anything else it would mean but I don't quite understand why it would be being used in this context - unless, that is, the sheets with the drawings were prints (as opposed to being executed by hand).
I trust that is not…"
"I have heard back from Waterstones with their thoughts on the matter:
"We have been in touch with the publisher since the book was released to make sure that our customers receive authentically signed books. We have been given two…"
"My first take on this was that it is good and after closer examination I still feel that way.
I will tell you this - even if I knew it to be fake I would be still be tempted to buy it because - if it is fake - it is genius!
Fantastic item - real…"
"This looks quite good to me. I would like to see an image from some distance, so I can see where it is positioned on the book."
"That's helpful, kudos to them.
Anyone been in touch with Waterstones yet?"
"You've lost me...how does them giving you a refund equate to JSA not passing them? Apologies if this is linked to an earlier post."
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