Sunday, August 15, 2021

What I Hate: From A to Z with a Bookplate Signed by Roz Chast

A book containing a signed bookplate isn't quite the same thing as a signed book, is it? Whatever the answer, this 2011 first edition of What I Hate: From A to Z by Roz Chast with a signed bookplate sold for far too little on eBay in June, part of a recent trend of undervalued signed books (and even bookplates) by the artist. Not all of her books are underpriced—far from it—but there are a significant number of inexpensive ones slipping under the radar.


It's a first edition:

A signed bookplate pasted in a book should not be described as a "first edition signed." EBay sellers take note:

How not to treat a book you're trying to sell:

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Z. Spoiler alert! This is how it ends:

Appendix:

Roz Chast
eBay listing ended June 20, 2021

Roz Chast
eBay item description

Roz Chast
eBay bid history
One bid does the trick.










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