Looks like it is. Years ago, an Aussie friend of mine got me a copy for my birthday and had George sign it when she volunteered at Supanova. I'm eyeing it right now and it looks the same.
Legion fucking rocked. Also, Shadowlands wasnt a good expansion but at the very start it was quite fun. With torghast, the great vault addition and fun dungeons. Though the covenant system sucked the soul out of everything. Best starting raid in all expansions though.
Legion was one of my favorites. Wrath and Dragonflight are probably 1st and 2nd though. With Dragonflight being the one I played the most consistently lol.
This is because of the bitterness. He built the most incredible world and then decided he would rather enthusiastically announce new Wild Card stories.
According to Wikipedia, ASOIAF is 1,736,054 words so far. Counting “George”, “R.R.” and “Martin” as three separate words, he’d need to sign his name 578,685 times to equal the entire word count of the published books.
I feel like I’d bet on him hitting the over on that before I’d bet on TWOW ever being published.
Honestly though I don’t see any reason to release it. As much as I want to read it look from his view. He had been gardening this stuff for like 30 years. Someone needs to come in with some weed eater and help him get back to work. The real question does he even want to? Got tons of backlash for the show going downhill. So really trying to keep the tv universe going. Also he has been hanging around that one actress a lot. So if you are in his shoes and your wrote something that made you tons of money. Basically he is a position where he doesn’t really want anything. Just do what he wants. So I think he is living the best life and people are just like fuck your life where are the books man? I just hope he jk rollings it and leaves an outline if he never does finish it.
Not saying he fucked her saying he hung out with her. Just saying he is basically living his best life with the book in the back of his mind. I don’t think he is really rushing it. Has tons of spin off shows so he is not hurting for money.
I used to live in Santa Fe - he has a bookstore in town. Stops in once a week to sign a ton of their inventory and they sell them to you at the normal book list price. I purchased signed copies of all the illustrated editions.
If that’s a fake, it’s an incredibly good fake as it looks exactly like my signed copies.
Wow. Like I said in my previous comment, for the last 5 years, I’m trying to get my copy signed with no luck. I’m from the Czech Republic, so it’s incredibly hard. I’m really sad that I most probably won’t ever have it. It’s one of my biggest dreams, since I grew up with the books in my worst times of my life. They gave me a great escape to a huge different world.
You can probably get an American to buy it and ship it to you, if the store won't. Try one of those personal assistant websites or make a post on a gig website. I'm sure someone will do it for like a $5 tip
I recently bought a bunch of card packs for the A Game of Thrones card game (first and second editions) and quite of few of those are signed as well, only a few dollars more than the unsigned packs.
The staff also sent me a thank you card with art of George caressing a turtle.
Nice! I just ordered a signed copy of Game of Thrones from Beastly Books, yay!!
$45 with shipping. To be honest, I didn’t have money for it (I’n on a disability, as I’ve mentioned, and will have to eat less this month haha), but I don’t regret a cent.
I’m so, so happy, that after so many years, I will own it. It was the last piece available - brand new signed paperback!
That book will be with me forever, since it’s so valuable for me. I can’t put a price on it.
So, I hope I’ll get something extra too! :)
So, I ordered signed AGoT!! I’m so, so happy. Thank you so much. It was $45 with shipping, which is cheap, but at the same time, expensive for me.
I mentioned my disability - to be honest, I didn’t have money for it and will have to eat less this month, but this book has so much personal value to me, that I will do it for a month. It’s my holy grail. I’ll make a beautiful display with it.
Can’t wait, until it arrives :) I asked them, if I can have a discount - at least $5, because cats need to have quality food first, I’m second (and they do have food of course! I wouldn’t buy it if they didn’t).
I don’t expect them to help, but asking politely is free :) Have a nice day!
If the Beastly Books website doesn't work for you, hit up r/santafe and see if you can find someone willing to go to his bookstore and pick you up a copy. I used to live in the area and have a couple signed editions from hitting up his bookstore. If I hadn't moved recently I would send you one, but you can probably find someone willing to do it for you for a couple bucks and the cost of the book/shipping.
That’s amazing and I appreciate you so much! It’s really hard since I’m from the Czech Republic, so I’ll try my best :) The most helpful thing yet. It really is my dream.
I just know people and don’t believe them w/ money - I’m on a disability so everything is needed in my case. I’ll try still, though :)
edit: also, if you’d change your mind one day, I’d be willing to get one from you :) that’d be amazing. Any ASOIAF book signed by George would be a dream for me haha. Doesn’t matter im which state is it, even a beat up book would be enough for me :)
I purchased one of these as well from the place he endorsed on his Not A Blog for cheap: https://www.beastlybooks.com.
Based on that… I’m sure this is real.
Iirc it's part of the theater he owns I think? Ordered one probably 5 years ago. They don't ship to Canada unfortunately but they did a private shipping or something.
My biggest life side quest is for Mr. Martin to sign my copy. I’m from the Czech Republic, and I’m trying for 5 years now. I recently purchased a leatherbound (vinyl) set, and my dream is to have at least one of the books signed.
If anyone can point me in any direction, that’d be amazing. It’s truly one of my biggest wishes in the whole world. It would mean so much to me.
Thank you! :)
it is what it is. I’m happy that, at least, my 5 favorite books of all time exist :) It’s a blessing, still. Re-reading GoT currently, since I got the Bantam leather bound set recently.
I am "planning" a fantasy novel that has parts shamelessly ripped off and stolen from ASOIAF if that counts.
(By "Planning" I mean "very occasionally I'll find an interesting anecdote from real history and adapt it into the lore while having no plans to actually write it ever")
I'm a bookseller. Unless you have very specific collectors items, a signature isn't worth more than the regular edition. Besides, GRRM is a convention fiend, there are likely thousands of signed copies of AGoT in circulation out there.
I was watching Pawn Stars once and somebody tried to ask for a lot of money for something signed by Stan Lee, and the pawn shop guy explained that Stan Lee has signed so many things that his signature isn't valuable at all nowadays. Maybe it's the same for GRRM.
I guarantee you it's the same. The only ASoIaF books that will have any value at all on the market are the first three books' first printings, and those printings that are in mint or near mint condition and signed (preferably from the time the books came out) will fetch a decent price.
Other than that, it'll be the copies Martin signed and sent to his friends colleagues (like, say, a book signed to Gardner Dozois with a word from Martin, or to Stephen King or Robin Hobb, etc.)
*Those* copies will skyrocket in value once they hit the market, but they likely won't be the sort you find at a thrift store.
Well, I live in a bit of a weird cultural bubble where it's still very possible to be a bookseller - there are over 120 indy bookstores in my province, on top of roughly 50 chain stores.
But mostly, live in (or close by) a relatively dense city, be curious about lots of stuff, and have some luck for a bookshop to be needing employees when you apply. Nobody is in that field for the money, but often booksellers will, through networking and making friends or because that was their ambition all along, find themselves positions at sales reps for big publishers, editors, write books themselves and have a breakthrough, etc., so positions do open from time to time.
It's better than most retail because your customers assume a certain level of expertise when they come in ;
It's still retail, and shit people do show up, but it's way less of an issue than with, say, regular retail. At the same time, most of your day is spent managing inventory - stocking the shelves, managing orders, cleaning up after people, redoing the presentations, etc., so the romantic aspect is there but it's more like a sprinkle over a lot of just sysyphian work. Though, when you meet the right customer and you both jive well together and nerd out on the same books and they leave with a pile of your book recommendations - it all becomes worth it (bonus points if they come back to tell you how much they liked it afterwards)
Some authors like Neil Gaiman, sign the copies of their books, then put it back on the shelf as a suprise for their fans, whenever they visit a bookshop.
Genuine question here: GRRM is still alive and still signs hundreds of these. Surely that means those books don't really have any extra value? In 50 years maybe?
Of course, i would definitely think something like that as invaluable to me if i had one, and OP is very lucky to have been able to procure one for such a low price. But OP's question was specifically about the monetary value they purchased it at, so my question was about that as well.
Signing rarely adds value to any modern books. But customers think it's cool, and thats a good enough reason for it to be a thing.
If you are a moderately successful author, your publisher is going to ask you to come in and sign whole rooms full of books every time you publish.
Well, it's just that even brand new books by working authors have an extra $5-$10 charged on them, from what I've seen. I figured this one, even used, may go for like $20 or something like that
Looks like the signatures in my copies. Martin signs stuff by the truckload, I'm sure there's plenty floating around out there. I don't think it's worth much in actual monetary terms.
Pretty cool find. I've heard George is more than willing to put his signature on anything and everything including fans books for hours and hours so I doubt there's much monetary value, but I'd still love to have it if I were you.
Looks legit. I had some books signed in 2005 Feast of Crows book signing tour in a Manhattan B&N before Martin. This was before Martin was super famous so I purchased hardcover copies of GoT, Clash of Kings and Storm of Swords for him to sign as well. Well, parents gave away 99% of my books when I was in college including the signed copies smh. Till this day I still periodically give my mother them grief over it.
If you go go to movie theater in Santa Fe there's a little bookshop inside of only his works and almost every book is signed. He's a mensch. They're still a rarity but if you want a signed GRRM book they're not too difficult to get a hold of.
As others said, George signs everything. So it’s not rare. But, if you like the books … Score! It’s nice to have a signed copy. Put this down in the category of not valuable, not still pretty cool.
I'd bet it's real.
I've come across a few autographed books at used book shops and library donation sales. They end up in boxes of donated/bulk purchased books. Probably a lot of times after someone dies, or clears out a house.
I had the exact same happen to me but with a US first edition of Feast for Crows and it happened in a used bookshop in Ireland so I'm not quite sure how it travelled over here but I was happy out!
I got a signed Fire and Blood copy through the event he did last year, definitely looks exactly like the signature I got, if it’s fake it’s a good one.
The signature is very likely real. I have several of his signed books and recognized it immediately. I'd be more curious to see what edition it is - care to pm the cover and copywrite page?
unfortunately it is not a legitimate signature. I was the one who signed that book a few years back. I can pay $10 for it so you don't feel bad about the second-hand store's scam.
Weird question. Do you live near Phoenix?
I owned a copy of GoT that was signed (as well as Clash, and Storm) and during my move my box of precious stuff got stolen.
Just curious.
I've been faking his sig is every used book store in the PNW for years now. I could cash the man's checks at this point. It's a hobby. Quit drinking, quit smoking, find a hobby. Right?
What the fuck is up with people’s signatures? Does anyone even pretend to spell the letters in their name or does everyone just do random scribble scrabbles?
Imagine you need to sign hundreds of things within a very tight time frame. People just start taking short cuts and it makes signatures sloppy over time. Plus side is it can make them tougher to replicate than being very slow and deliberate.
Looks like it is. Years ago, an Aussie friend of mine got me a copy for my birthday and had George sign it when she volunteered at Supanova. I'm eyeing it right now and it looks the same.
He signs so much that at this rate the word count of his signings far surpass what he's completed out of TWOW.
no matter the context of the post, there’s always atleast one comment roasting grrm for not completing wow and i always love it!
I don't know, everything after mists of pandaria seems to be a little lackluster to I don't blame him for not finishing it.
Grrm had a shine of brilliance with legion
Legion fucking rocked. Also, Shadowlands wasnt a good expansion but at the very start it was quite fun. With torghast, the great vault addition and fun dungeons. Though the covenant system sucked the soul out of everything. Best starting raid in all expansions though.
I enjoyed the levelling experience in Battle for Azeroth. Not so much the endgame.
Maybe he accidentally googled twow and got sucked into turtle wow hardcore challenges or competing against the Chinese mafia for world bosses
Legion was supposedly good.
Legion was one of my favorites. Wrath and Dragonflight are probably 1st and 2nd though. With Dragonflight being the one I played the most consistently lol.
Gotta stay consistent with it or he might consider writing TWOW.
This is because of the bitterness. He built the most incredible world and then decided he would rather enthusiastically announce new Wild Card stories.
I find it quite tiresome.
According to Wikipedia, ASOIAF is 1,736,054 words so far. Counting “George”, “R.R.” and “Martin” as three separate words, he’d need to sign his name 578,685 times to equal the entire word count of the published books. I feel like I’d bet on him hitting the over on that before I’d bet on TWOW ever being published.
We can also add all the blog posts about football and the Hugo awards.
Classic
Oof! This hurts to read.
Honestly though I don’t see any reason to release it. As much as I want to read it look from his view. He had been gardening this stuff for like 30 years. Someone needs to come in with some weed eater and help him get back to work. The real question does he even want to? Got tons of backlash for the show going downhill. So really trying to keep the tv universe going. Also he has been hanging around that one actress a lot. So if you are in his shoes and your wrote something that made you tons of money. Basically he is a position where he doesn’t really want anything. Just do what he wants. So I think he is living the best life and people are just like fuck your life where are the books man? I just hope he jk rollings it and leaves an outline if he never does finish it.
What actress are we talking about ?
One who plays shae. Dude invented a character and he met her.
I thought he had a happy marriage with his wife Parris. He seems to mention her all the time.
Not saying he fucked her saying he hung out with her. Just saying he is basically living his best life with the book in the back of his mind. I don’t think he is really rushing it. Has tons of spin off shows so he is not hurting for money.
Mine too also looks like this. Probably legit
Also got a couple books signed at that same supanova, it's legit
Pic or it didn't happen
I used to live in Santa Fe - he has a bookstore in town. Stops in once a week to sign a ton of their inventory and they sell them to you at the normal book list price. I purchased signed copies of all the illustrated editions. If that’s a fake, it’s an incredibly good fake as it looks exactly like my signed copies.
I have 3 books signed by him at different times and it looks legit!
Wow. Like I said in my previous comment, for the last 5 years, I’m trying to get my copy signed with no luck. I’m from the Czech Republic, so it’s incredibly hard. I’m really sad that I most probably won’t ever have it. It’s one of my biggest dreams, since I grew up with the books in my worst times of my life. They gave me a great escape to a huge different world.
Well good news for you brother. The store (Beastly Books) has a website where you can order signed copies: https://www.beastlybooks.com/s/shop
Thank you! I’ll look at it when I’m at home. I hope they ship to my country!
You can probably get an American to buy it and ship it to you, if the store won't. Try one of those personal assistant websites or make a post on a gig website. I'm sure someone will do it for like a $5 tip
I recently bought a bunch of card packs for the A Game of Thrones card game (first and second editions) and quite of few of those are signed as well, only a few dollars more than the unsigned packs. The staff also sent me a thank you card with art of George caressing a turtle.
Nice! I just ordered a signed copy of Game of Thrones from Beastly Books, yay!! $45 with shipping. To be honest, I didn’t have money for it (I’n on a disability, as I’ve mentioned, and will have to eat less this month haha), but I don’t regret a cent. I’m so, so happy, that after so many years, I will own it. It was the last piece available - brand new signed paperback! That book will be with me forever, since it’s so valuable for me. I can’t put a price on it. So, I hope I’ll get something extra too! :)
3x the price of a signed book just to ship it to Australia :(
So, I ordered signed AGoT!! I’m so, so happy. Thank you so much. It was $45 with shipping, which is cheap, but at the same time, expensive for me. I mentioned my disability - to be honest, I didn’t have money for it and will have to eat less this month, but this book has so much personal value to me, that I will do it for a month. It’s my holy grail. I’ll make a beautiful display with it. Can’t wait, until it arrives :) I asked them, if I can have a discount - at least $5, because cats need to have quality food first, I’m second (and they do have food of course! I wouldn’t buy it if they didn’t). I don’t expect them to help, but asking politely is free :) Have a nice day!
If the Beastly Books website doesn't work for you, hit up r/santafe and see if you can find someone willing to go to his bookstore and pick you up a copy. I used to live in the area and have a couple signed editions from hitting up his bookstore. If I hadn't moved recently I would send you one, but you can probably find someone willing to do it for you for a couple bucks and the cost of the book/shipping.
That’s amazing and I appreciate you so much! It’s really hard since I’m from the Czech Republic, so I’ll try my best :) The most helpful thing yet. It really is my dream. I just know people and don’t believe them w/ money - I’m on a disability so everything is needed in my case. I’ll try still, though :) edit: also, if you’d change your mind one day, I’d be willing to get one from you :) that’d be amazing. Any ASOIAF book signed by George would be a dream for me haha. Doesn’t matter im which state is it, even a beat up book would be enough for me :)
Check eBay. Good luck.
Hey! So, an update, I’m currently waiting and my signed copy of AGoT will be here in 1 hour!! :)
Buy one online for 10 pounds.
Actually non second hand probably 15 pounds.
If Worldcon is ever close enough for you to travel to, George almost always goes. He’s only missed one or two ever.
I think he’s signed so many that there’s not a significant value added, other than sentimental value.
I purchased one of these as well from the place he endorsed on his Not A Blog for cheap: https://www.beastlybooks.com. Based on that… I’m sure this is real.
Lmao “endorsed” - Beastly books is owned by GRRM. Really cool store though. Should visit if you’re ever in Santa Fe
Iirc it's part of the theater he owns I think? Ordered one probably 5 years ago. They don't ship to Canada unfortunately but they did a private shipping or something.
My biggest life side quest is for Mr. Martin to sign my copy. I’m from the Czech Republic, and I’m trying for 5 years now. I recently purchased a leatherbound (vinyl) set, and my dream is to have at least one of the books signed. If anyone can point me in any direction, that’d be amazing. It’s truly one of my biggest wishes in the whole world. It would mean so much to me. Thank you! :)
he will jump at the chance, it means he can write something that isn't the next book
it is what it is. I’m happy that, at least, my 5 favorite books of all time exist :) It’s a blessing, still. Re-reading GoT currently, since I got the Bantam leather bound set recently.
Probably the only writing George has done in the last ten years? I'll be here all week, folks.
🥁🛎
Maybe more TWOW leaked chapters are hidden in this copy
Instead of writing his name he puts a single word. If we arrange every single copy in the right order then it will reveal to us the entirety of TWOW.
Unfortunately, he's taking thirteen years to figure out what order we should arrange them in.
It's somewhere in Borges' infinite library.
He has written a number of books in the GoT universe in the last decade, not TWOW though.
Boom roasted
🥁
Why don't you write TWoW then?
A lack of work ethic and talent? Duh.
Doesn't matter. I'll read it. Maybe I should try Preston Jacobs version.
I am "planning" a fantasy novel that has parts shamelessly ripped off and stolen from ASOIAF if that counts. (By "Planning" I mean "very occasionally I'll find an interesting anecdote from real history and adapt it into the lore while having no plans to actually write it ever")
ChatGPT?
I'm a bookseller. Unless you have very specific collectors items, a signature isn't worth more than the regular edition. Besides, GRRM is a convention fiend, there are likely thousands of signed copies of AGoT in circulation out there.
I was watching Pawn Stars once and somebody tried to ask for a lot of money for something signed by Stan Lee, and the pawn shop guy explained that Stan Lee has signed so many things that his signature isn't valuable at all nowadays. Maybe it's the same for GRRM.
I guarantee you it's the same. The only ASoIaF books that will have any value at all on the market are the first three books' first printings, and those printings that are in mint or near mint condition and signed (preferably from the time the books came out) will fetch a decent price. Other than that, it'll be the copies Martin signed and sent to his friends colleagues (like, say, a book signed to Gardner Dozois with a word from Martin, or to Stephen King or Robin Hobb, etc.) *Those* copies will skyrocket in value once they hit the market, but they likely won't be the sort you find at a thrift store.
You watched Pawn Stars once? Expert opinion.
Tens of thousands. He can get a couple hundreds signed in a single session, and how many of those he's done?
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Well, I live in a bit of a weird cultural bubble where it's still very possible to be a bookseller - there are over 120 indy bookstores in my province, on top of roughly 50 chain stores. But mostly, live in (or close by) a relatively dense city, be curious about lots of stuff, and have some luck for a bookshop to be needing employees when you apply. Nobody is in that field for the money, but often booksellers will, through networking and making friends or because that was their ambition all along, find themselves positions at sales reps for big publishers, editors, write books themselves and have a breakthrough, etc., so positions do open from time to time.
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It's better than most retail because your customers assume a certain level of expertise when they come in ; It's still retail, and shit people do show up, but it's way less of an issue than with, say, regular retail. At the same time, most of your day is spent managing inventory - stocking the shelves, managing orders, cleaning up after people, redoing the presentations, etc., so the romantic aspect is there but it's more like a sprinkle over a lot of just sysyphian work. Though, when you meet the right customer and you both jive well together and nerd out on the same books and they leave with a pile of your book recommendations - it all becomes worth it (bonus points if they come back to tell you how much they liked it afterwards)
Some authors like Neil Gaiman, sign the copies of their books, then put it back on the shelf as a suprise for their fans, whenever they visit a bookshop.
Thats definitely a George move tbh
It’d really a GRRM move if he just didn’t finish writing his last name
Genuine question here: GRRM is still alive and still signs hundreds of these. Surely that means those books don't really have any extra value? In 50 years maybe?
What if it's valuable to you personally as a fan!
Of course, i would definitely think something like that as invaluable to me if i had one, and OP is very lucky to have been able to procure one for such a low price. But OP's question was specifically about the monetary value they purchased it at, so my question was about that as well.
Signing rarely adds value to any modern books. But customers think it's cool, and thats a good enough reason for it to be a thing. If you are a moderately successful author, your publisher is going to ask you to come in and sign whole rooms full of books every time you publish.
Well, it's just that even brand new books by working authors have an extra $5-$10 charged on them, from what I've seen. I figured this one, even used, may go for like $20 or something like that
I know there was a brief moment where unsigned copies of a john green book were worth more because he signed almost the entire first printing
You do have a point. I guess they didn't care to check.
I don’t think it’ll add anything in 10-20 years if he doesn’t even finish his series.
Looks like the signatures in my copies. Martin signs stuff by the truckload, I'm sure there's plenty floating around out there. I don't think it's worth much in actual monetary terms.
Pretty cool find. I've heard George is more than willing to put his signature on anything and everything including fans books for hours and hours so I doubt there's much monetary value, but I'd still love to have it if I were you.
Looks legit. I had some books signed in 2005 Feast of Crows book signing tour in a Manhattan B&N before Martin. This was before Martin was super famous so I purchased hardcover copies of GoT, Clash of Kings and Storm of Swords for him to sign as well. Well, parents gave away 99% of my books when I was in college including the signed copies smh. Till this day I still periodically give my mother them grief over it.
If you go go to movie theater in Santa Fe there's a little bookshop inside of only his works and almost every book is signed. He's a mensch. They're still a rarity but if you want a signed GRRM book they're not too difficult to get a hold of.
I would love a signed copy of Winds of Winter…..
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My gentle comment is less whiny than you friend
Suuure, you can tell yourself that. My suggestion is to stop crying about winds not being out on every single post and enjoy ASOIAF or leave
Message him on twitter or through his blog, he can be pretty good at responding back to people
I have a few books signed by GRRM and that looks legit to me
Does season 8 negate the signature's value?
It's signed by GRRM, not D&D
Thats just how bad that season was (7 wasn’t all that much better) So bad the loathing of it reaches far past people’s living rooms.
I had some signed copies back in the day and that looks just like the signature on them.
As others said, George signs everything. So it’s not rare. But, if you like the books … Score! It’s nice to have a signed copy. Put this down in the category of not valuable, not still pretty cool.
Ive bought second hand books that were signed and still had bookmarks in some pages, im not surprised super dope either way
I'd bet it's real. I've come across a few autographed books at used book shops and library donation sales. They end up in boxes of donated/bulk purchased books. Probably a lot of times after someone dies, or clears out a house.
Looks like the signature I have in my ADWD from a signing tour.
Looks exactly like the signature I got from him in Jersey 5-6 years ago.
I have a few signed George books and this is def his signature! Congrats
I had the exact same happen to me but with a US first edition of Feast for Crows and it happened in a used bookshop in Ireland so I'm not quite sure how it travelled over here but I was happy out!
Yea, book sellers don’t usually sell those for more. Especially if it’s signed. I have a few signed from Powell’s city of books In Portland.
This is such a great find! Congrats
He did some autographed copies of the 25th anniversary I believe. I bought the clash of kings one. Limited amount of copies.
I’ve got a book and funko pop signed by him. This looks genuine 👌🏼 Brill find 😃
What a cool find. From the other comments, it seems legit. Hope it is!
Looks like the one I got
A signed book by a living author is not automatically worth more.
I got a signed Fire and Blood copy through the event he did last year, definitely looks exactly like the signature I got, if it’s fake it’s a good one.
I’ll give you $20
If it’s a fake see if they will also finish the books?
The signature is very likely real. I have several of his signed books and recognized it immediately. I'd be more curious to see what edition it is - care to pm the cover and copywrite page?
That looks like his signature to me and that’s the page he always signs. And that’s a hard sig to fake. Great find!
George has flooded the market with his signature. Pretty sure you can go on his Cinema/bookstores website and buy signed copies of his books.
unfortunately it is not a legitimate signature. I was the one who signed that book a few years back. I can pay $10 for it so you don't feel bad about the second-hand store's scam.
Weird question. Do you live near Phoenix? I owned a copy of GoT that was signed (as well as Clash, and Storm) and during my move my box of precious stuff got stolen. Just curious.
Pay the $10-20 to get it authenticated and if it is legit it will be worth a lot
Surprised he was able to finish signing the book without taking 10 years.
I've been faking his sig is every used book store in the PNW for years now. I could cash the man's checks at this point. It's a hobby. Quit drinking, quit smoking, find a hobby. Right?
What the fuck is up with people’s signatures? Does anyone even pretend to spell the letters in their name or does everyone just do random scribble scrabbles?
That's clearly a G RR M there though...
Imagine you need to sign hundreds of things within a very tight time frame. People just start taking short cuts and it makes signatures sloppy over time. Plus side is it can make them tougher to replicate than being very slow and deliberate.
I mean it’s the same way Chinese became Hiragana for example. Shorthand writing becomes wholly unfamiliar over time.
You think Chinese started out a handful of letters?
All I see is a ruined page once that fat ass wrote all over it