| Farmer is more than a taboo breaker... he is a story teller of high artistry - Sam Moskowitz |
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I have had several (ok two) requests to verify that a signature in a book is
actually that of Philip José Farmer. While I am not an expert in
handwriting (you should see mine) Farmer's signature is fairly distinctive.
Fellow PJF fan Craig Kimber pointed out to me that Farmer's earlier signatures
had a printed capital J while the later signatures use a cursive capital J. I
checked through my stuff and all of the books that were signed in 1995 had the
cursive J. I found two items in my collection that had the printed capital J.
Currently the best information I have, from Chris Schendel, is that stuff he
signed in 1977 had the printed J and stuff he signed in 1980 has the cursive
J.
1977 and older signature:
1980 and newer signature, I saw him do it myself so I know it's real:
Farmer's most famous, if not infamous, pen name is Kilgore Trout. Don't buy that signed copy of VENUS ON THE HALF-SHELL
unless the signature looks like this. I have two magazines and four books signed "Kilgore Trout" and all have the
distinctive K and T:
Do you have a book signed by Phil with an interesting inscription? If so please send it in like these below:
Mark Abrahamson shares this terrific sample which includes a sketch of a trout:
Phil's longtime friend Bob Barrett shares these three inscriptions:
In A FEAST UNKNOWN
In THE ADVENTURE OF THE PEERLESS PEER
