Hi everybody, I'm new to this site and wanted to ask people's opinions on this Elton John & Bernie Taupin book "The Complete Lyrics" signed by Bernie Taupin. Is it authentic? I placed my order on eBay but it's not too late to stop it.

I studied as many authentic signatures I could find of his with his slight variations through the years and I found a close example that also matches up with the '94/'95 era (below).

This pretty much convinces me it's real because of the very specific way he does the "B" and the flow of it, but I'm no expert. I was only concerned about the book signature because of the absence of his usual long crossing of the "T" but it looks like the pen just kind of ran out of ink at the end of that elaborate "B". Please let me know your thoughts and I'd really like to hear from Richard Booth.

Thanks!