r/mildyinteresting • u/waiha • May 01 '26
humankind hiccups 😅 Well this aged like milk.
Stumbled upon this while clearing out the attic.
She visited my primary school in Edinburgh shortly after releasing TPS. The girl in front of me (my friend and train-to-school comrade) was Southeast Asian and has an incredibly elaborate sounding name. When Joanne screwed up her face when my friend gave her her name for the signature, I laughed. This is how she decided to sign my copy.
I was laughing at you, JK.
EDIT: It’s on EBay.
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u/NotDrNick May 02 '26
Would need to see more info on the book. Within first edition, you also need to know which print run/impression and if it is hard or soft cover. Looks soft cover by the image. Also need to know the overall condition of the book.
If we assume it is a soft cover, which will be a later print run, in good condition with just a generic signature they seem to go for $2000-$3000. Hard covers later print run go $3000-$6000.
On the other end of the spectrum, a signed manuscript of the philosophers stone sold for £35,000.
In general for signed, a highly desirable inscription with the signature would be expected to increase the value by 3 to 4 times. I wouldn’t expect it to come anywhere near the value of a signed manuscript though.
So my zero-antiques-road-show-experience estimate is $7500-$10000 for a book with this inscription if it is a soft cover, up to $15,000 if it is a hardcover, up to $20,000 if it is a hardcover from very early print run.