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Originally Posted by Gary Dunaier
My first thought was that the signed book should stay intact, but Exhibitman's comment about the John Cleese book made me realize that when it comes to newer books that aren't "collectible," that's a different story. And the benefit with newer books is that if you can attend the signing, you know the signature is real because you're witnessing it being done - but if you can't make it, you might be able to browse through a stock of signed books and find an autograph you like.
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It really depends. About 20 years ago I was in NYC on vacation and stopped in at the Guggenheim soho. The main museum had just hosted a Roy Lichtenstein lifetime retrospective. I saw the catalogs for sale and asked if they had any signed ones. They did. For the same price as the unsigned. I got one and did not cut that out, which is good because the signed catalog sells for more than a cut signature.
And yes I wish I'd thought to buy every one they had.