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By Jlong
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Christopher Tolkien Signed Silmarillion????

27 May, 2022
2022-5-27 8:25:26 PM UTC

This signature looks horrible to me:

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Thoughts?
27 May, 2022
2022-5-27 8:30:39 PM UTC
That's.... horrible. Definitely not Christopher's signature.
27 May, 2022
2022-5-27 8:34:15 PM UTC
Here are three authentic CT signatures for comparison from around the same time period courtesy of Beren

That Ebay one is not even close.

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27 May, 2022
2022-5-27 9:26:15 PM UTC
Nah, that eBay one looks completely fake to me.
28 May, 2022
2022-5-28 5:49:48 AM UTC
Ruined a nice copy of the book.
3 Jun, 2022
2022-6-3 6:45:38 PM UTC
If anyone was interested in the outcome, the book sold for £160.00 + £4.45 postage
6 Jun, 2022
2022-6-6 12:19:40 AM UTC
I suppose this is well known, but Christopher Tolkien signed books at Mythcon 18, July 24-27, 1987, in Milwaukee, WI, including the Houghton Mifflin Silmarillion. (I saw him do it. I was there.) So one will find Tolkien books from US publishers with genuine CRT signatures.
6 Jun, 2022
2022-6-6 1:31:45 AM UTC
Yep, lucky to be there but with A GAU copy.
6 Jun, 2022 (edited)
2022-6-6 3:37:48 PM UTC
I wasn’t there, but have (since) acquired a book he signed. (I’ve blacked out the dedication for privacy in the photo)

(Edit: really blacked out now)

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6 Jun, 2022
2022-6-6 9:20:58 PM UTC

Urulókë wrote:

I wasn’t there, but have (since) acquired a book he signed.

That’s such a cool item—I bet a signed M&C is pretty uncommon.

Do you mind me asking how much that cost?
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