posted on May 17, 2001 04:37:09 PM new
Could anyone help me with this? I have a few books that have the author's signature on a page but it is not really the author's signed signature with pen but is the author's signature that looks like it was done at the first printing of these books~ is this called flat signed ( of course the book should sell for more but I don't want to say signed by the author Or do I if the signature is a printed one by the publisher?) thanks ahead of time!
posted on May 17, 2001 06:58:35 PM new
Found out that flat signed means the author has signed with pen. But what would you call a book that has a printed signature done by the publishing company? Does this make the book more valuable?
If the signature is just printed part of the book, it will be there on all copies of the book and doesn't make the book more valuable.
However, the signature could be a good reference for someone wanting to compare a real signature with the reproduced one.
I've never heard of a particular term for this, it's just a reproduction of the author's signature. It was a pretty common practice in 19th / early 20th century books and is still done occasionally.
Hope this helps. Feel free to email me with any bookselling questions, I'd be glad to help.
