Relativity: The Special and General Theory, signed

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The discussion revolves around the authenticity and value of a signed copy of Albert Einstein's book "Sidelights on Relativity." Participants explore the implications of a signed book in terms of its potential worth and the legitimacy of the signature.

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  • One participant expresses skepticism about the authenticity of the signed book, suggesting it may be a fraud.
  • Another participant counters that signed books are common and that the value depends on various factors, including the book's condition and whether it is a first edition.
  • A different participant claims the signature does not resemble Einstein's authentic signature, providing a link for comparison.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on the authenticity of the signature, with some expressing doubt and others defending the possibility of its legitimacy.

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Discussions about the value of signed books often depend on subjective assessments of authenticity and market conditions, which are not fully explored in this thread.

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Sidelights on Relativity the book signed

ON A CAR FORUM I TRIPED OVER THIS POST


http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum6/HTML/026858.html

He is asking the value of a book by Albert Einstein

Sidelights on Relativity

signed by the author in pencil

NOTE I have no interest in this and don't know the owner
but thought this maybe of interest here
 
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Wow. I highly doubt it is real, but am amazed at the mere possibility.
 
Why wouldn't it be real? signed books are far from unheard of.

The value's going to depend on sveral things; the conditon of the book, if the book's still got it's dust jacket (if it had one in the first place), wheter or not it's the 1922 first edition, etc, but the presecence of a signutre, espeically when the author is so fmaous I imagine it's worth a lot of money.
 
Read the last post on that page.
 

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