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Authenticity of the Signature

29 Jun, 2019
2019-6-29 12:11:18 AM UTC

Greetings Again!

May I ask for you guys’ assessment on the authenticity of this signature on a later impression of the Hobbit.

I know that the collective knowledge and opinion from you guys trump anything else.

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29 Jun, 2019
2019-6-29 1:22:13 AM UTC
That's a nope.
29 Jun, 2019
2019-6-29 4:30:37 AM UTC
I would have to agree, I can see quite a few issues with the signature, in my opinion it is not Tolkien's signature.
29 Jun, 2019
2019-6-29 5:06:55 AM UTC
Agree
Steer clear
Where did this come from ?
29 Jun, 2019
2019-6-29 6:30:57 AM UTC
Lots of problems with that one.
29 Jun, 2019
2019-6-29 8:00:30 AM UTC
I think it is a fake signature.
19 Dec, 2019
2019-12-19 4:30:23 PM UTC
I apologize for my super delayed response. The signature was sold by a book seller on Abebooks.com. I am not quite sure if it is currently present on the listing.

I have been looking to purchase a Tolkien signed copy, but listing after listing, they seem to be bogus and forgeries so I have given up on acquiring one.
19 Dec, 2019
2019-12-19 8:35:52 PM UTC

The_Antiquarian wrote:
I apologize for my super delayed response. The signature was sold by a book seller on Abebooks.com. I am not quite sure if it is currently present on the listing.

I have been looking to purchase a Tolkien signed copy, but listing after listing, they seem to be bogus and forgeries so I have given up on acquiring one.

I think for Tolkien signatures, a well-chosen signed letter would probably a safer bet. I haven't seen many signed copies out there that I would ever feel I fully trusted unless I knew the history. Faking signatures is almost trivial.
19 Dec, 2019
2019-12-19 11:22:23 PM UTC
I second the letter idea.
31 Jul, 2020
2020-7-31 1:16:10 PM UTC
Jus wanted to make sure if everyone here unanimously agree that this signature is not authentic. I got the following response from the seller regarding the provenance;

"our client inherited this book as part of a larger library belonging to her late uncle Anthony King who was a graduate of Political Sciences/Economy at Oxford."

The dealers seem extremely honest. Are we absolutely sure that this signature is not real?

I am looking for a later edition signed copy of the Hobbit and it has been too long since I haven seen anything for sale in actual auction :(

The waiting is wearing me out...
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