Presentation copy
A presentation copy is a copy of a book that has been dedicated, illustrated, or signed (without request) by the author, or a book that was a gift from the author.[1][2][3] An inscribed copy, by contrast, is one signed by the author at the book owner's request. Presentation copies are generally more valuable and rarer than inscribed copies.
Examples of presentation copies
- Plays, Never Before Printed (1668), signed by Margaret Cavendish at the Folger Shakespeare Library
- An Account of the Abipones (1784), presentation copy from John Carter Brown to John R. Bartlett at the John Hay Library, Brown University
- A Study in Scarlet (1887), signed "With the Author's Compliments" by Arthur Conan Doyle at the Beinecke Library, Yale University
- The Nursery "Alice" (1889), dedicated by Lewis Carroll, sold by Sotheby's in 2012 for £36,050
References
- ^ Carter, John (1995). ABC for Book Collectors. Oak Knoll Press.
- ^ "Glossary of Book Terms". AbeBooks. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ "presentation, n.". OED Online. Oxford University Press. June 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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