I just bought Peter Hooks book on Amazon as an autographed "collectors item", and paid a bit over the odds for this.Having received the book there is what looks to me look a publishers print of an autograph on thye second leaf in. Can anybody confirm that this is on every copy or has anybody else bought a "collectible " version like mine? Thanks in advance.
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Sounds a bit like you got done there mate, does the signature look anything like this?
obviously without the personal bit though.
Hi Jed, Thanks for your reply. My version is below, quite a difference in signatures.Obviously your version doesn't have the "print" that mine as so possibly there is more than one edition doung the rounds. I am still convinced mine is a print as there is no indentation in the page at all from the writing and the ink seems identical to the rest of the text on the page. I think this is going back to Amazon tomorrow.
He signs: "Peter Hook" "P Hook" or "Hooky".
Many people did ask him simply to sign the his name on the inner page on the book tour. He was using a black felt pen alot of the time, so yours could well be real thing.
Hope that helps. 
what is the point of BUYING signed merch?
i can see actually going up and having Hooky sign your book.... but why the fuck would you pay for an autographed copy of something you were not there in person to have signed?
it seems to go totally against the joy division ethos.
I can see why people want autographed items, even if they weren't present at the time.
How about a fanatical guitarist who's 21 today? Get's an autographed Hendrix strat as a present. He/she would love it.
Being there is part, but not all of it. People collect all sorts.
A signed copy of one of Tolkein's books went for over £20,000 a while back.
Nothing wrong with collecting! It's certainly not against the "Joy Division ethos" which is a daft thing to say in the first place, as JD/NO fans are some of the most avid collectors around - whether it's live recordings, promo material or even autographed items...
As others have said your copy could very well be genuine. At the Fopp signing in London you had the choice of getting your copy signed personally or just the signature. The security bloke organising the queue said it was totally up to us; obviously as a fan I opted for my copy to be signed to me. In reality there will have been a few of people getting just the signature and then punting the book on Ebay or in this case Amazon. It's just the way with collectables.
Don't really recall purchasing autographed items as being a big no-no in the "Joy Division ethos" wherever that particular set of rules is 
each to their own. I can definitely see the logic if you're a "remote" fan and can't make it to signings or gigs.
Through Ebay I once briefly owned a genuine Barney & Hooky signed Singles poster a few years ago which would've looked great on my wall. A large glossy one. Unfortunately it was water damaged and couldn't be properly framed so I returned it. Shame.
The only issue I have with auctioned signature items, are the bastards that go and get the autographs. At least at ball games, when I was a kid you could go early to a game and have players sign your cards... but tried to take my son last year to a couple games and there are all these over-weight loser 40 year olds all pushing and shoving and screaming for autographs... that they give two shits about other than to hauk them for a few bills. They scare off all the players so my 10 year old son can't enjoy the experience he should be able to.
Probably not the case with Hooky's books, but those bastards really take the joy out of the occasions sometimes.
EdelBrock wrote: The only issue I have with auctioned signature items, are the bastards that go and get the autographs. At least at ball games, when I was a kid you could go early to a game and have players sign your cards... but tried to take my son last year to a couple games and there are all these over-weight loser 40 year olds all pushing and shoving and screaming for autographs... that they give two shits about other than to hauk them for a few bills. They scare off all the players so my 10 year old son can't enjoy the experience he should be able to.
Probably not the case with Hooky's books, but those bastards really take the joy out of the occasions sometimes.
There was a lot of fat 40 year olds at the book signings! I was one!
Jed Stephens wrote:
EdelBrock wrote: The only issue I have with auctioned signature items, are the bastards that go and get the autographs. At least at ball games, when I was a kid you could go early to a game and have players sign your cards... but tried to take my son last year to a couple games and there are all these over-weight loser 40 year olds all pushing and shoving and screaming for autographs... that they give two shits about other than to hauk them for a few bills. They scare off all the players so my 10 year old son can't enjoy the experience he should be able to.
Probably not the case with Hooky's books, but those bastards really take the joy out of the occasions sometimes.
There was a lot of fat 40 year olds at the book signings! I was one!
That's not quite what I meant
I think Jed is making a joke, anybody who has been a long term fan of JD/NO is bound to be getting on a bit and at an age where it can be difficult to shift those few extra pounds (I hear), but I know what you're talking about. I saw a documentry some time ago that followed the exploits of Ebay generated bloodsuckers.They hang around at airports with new guitars etc waiting on the arrival of the likes of Keith Richards to autograph the item and then put it straight to ebay, thus depriving the real fan an opportunity to meet and greet.
Shug wrote: To Shug MON THE HOOPS Love Hooky PS Up the Reds.
Priceless
To Gazman Fuck the huns! Love Pedro H 09
