My preference is for the inscription to stay in the book, assuming it is an inscription, not just a signature. An alternative to framing, for a very nice and/or important book, would be to have a nice clamshell box made to protect it as well as describe what it is on the spine area for display purposes. Having said that, I admit to being a book guy and much prefer the sight of a row of books to a framed page and photo. Someone recently posted an inscribed page from the Spalding AMERICA'S NATIONAL GAME, my preference there would have also been to have the intact book on my shelf, but I can't argue with other people's tastes when it comes to collecting. Just speaking for myself, I would pay more for an inscribed book than i ever would for a page removed from it, no matter how nicely framed it was. (If you are thinking of selling it and it is an early baseball book let me know)
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