"Thank you. If a period secretarial demonstrably shown to signed during his lifetime by a known secretary can be excluded, then I would cover it as described."
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J.M. Barrie Signature
Started this discussion. Last reply by Eric Keith Longo Jan 20. 12 Replies 0 Likes
I seriously doubt this signature is authentic for a few reasons, but wanted to do my due diligence. I would greatly appreciate any opinions from the community.Continue
Fake Ray Bradbury signature?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Findbooks Aug 25, 2024. 6 Replies 0 Likes
I'm almost certain this is fake, especially because it's a laid in signature, which I always assume is a forgery unless there is a very good reason not to.In any case, I figured it would be worth…Continue
This Hemingway signature is fake, right?
Started this discussion. Last reply by a pug called eva Jun 26, 2024. 13 Replies 0 Likes
This Aldous Huxley signature is fake, right?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard Booth Sep 25, 2022. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Got a "signed" first printing of Brave New World with the dust jacket. I assumed the signature was fake upon buying it. Paid less than a third of the value of an unsigned copy, so I'm not at a loss…Continue
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"That's a great idea! I think I'd prefer that than looking at a forgery. "
"It doesn't have that classic "old ink" look to me, where the ink wells up along the edges and leaves the center portion much lighter. That said, his signed limited editions in the late 20s/early 30s often don't have that look…"
"Something oi consider certainly. From here it seems to sit on the paper. What do these secretarials look like? I only know the last one by name."
"p.s. Just one more thought.
It's difficult to tell from the scan if this is an old ink signature or not. It doesn't quite look like it ... so may well be a later forgery.
If it is a vintage ink, it might be what we…"
"Since it already is damaged with a forged signature, I would look for a related image, perhaps trimmed from a print etc., and mount it over the forgery using vintage "corners"...at least there won't be negative eye appeal..."
"That's a nice surprise! I'll assume this example I showed is a forgery. I wish people wouldn't deface books kind this. It's an excellent copy of the book otherwise. "
"I don't care for this either, kg202.
Several years ago, I purchased a first edition of one of my favorites of his.... MY LADY NICOTINE. The seller mentioned (after shipping) that there was a card inserted in the book with what…"
"I share those concerns. It's also missing the periods that he usually uses and doesn't have the same slant as most other exemplars I've reviewed. I already have the book, but I paid with the assumption the signature is fake, so I…"
"I'd pass on that. It looks slowly drawn and fresh - not fluid. It appears to resembles this at RR:
RR"
J.M. Barrie Signature
I seriously doubt this signature is authentic for a few reasons, but wanted to do my due diligence. I would greatly appreciate any opinions from the community.See More
"This is authentic. His hand-writing is inconsistent but the autograph is pretty regular and this looks fine to me."
"Here are some examples of writing and signatures from two item I got from RB. These are probably later than your item but they give you an idea of his writing."
"That's a good attitude to have. But I think you have a good one here. "
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