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dustyndirk · Civilian Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 2

Hello all
I bought Clive Dunns book in a charity shop and it looks like its signed on the 2nd page..... headed up 'Permission to Laugh' and theres a signature in the blank space underneath.
Its hard to tell if the signature is real or printed.
Did the book have a printed signature on this page? Its the 1st edition + I don't know if I'll see another one to compare it to.
Any help would be most appreciated
Many thanks
dustyndirk

hodders · Town Clerk Joined: 17 Sep 2006 Posts: 43 Location: Oxford

My copy, 1st edition hardback, 1996 is not signed on the page you describe.
On page 9 is a printed image "yours Clive" which you might be able to compare with the signature.
I'd say it's a true signed copy. These days however, authors are made to sign book after book for several days; Waterstones even have a special "Signed by the author" sticker that they use.
So I wouldn't say it had verymuch extra value, except to fans like us of course. Nice find.
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Novelty Rock Emporium · Verger Joined: 28 Apr 2007 Posts: 70 Location: WoS

Although there is a currently a signed hardback copy for sale on a popular www auction site listed at £69!

hodders · Town Clerk Joined: 17 Sep 2006 Posts: 43 Location: Oxford

and one on abebooks for $76 (£50)... Good luck to those sellers! all we need now is for dustyndirk to tell us they bought their copy for £1.50??

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