For Sale: LUIGI FUSI "All Cars from 1910" book (1978), signed by Fusi

[autoworld]

Would like to sell the LUIGI FUSI "All cars from 1910" book, third edition 1978, clearly signed by Luigi Fusi.

Overall condition is OK, (except for the side of the book where the colours blurred, see picture). This book belonged to a former Belgian Alfa dealer (passed away a few years ago), and has 2 stamps of his garage on the inside pages. There are a very few marks of dirt on page 870.

Offers from 275 USD / 215 EUROS
(+ postage costs for the buyer).

If you are interested, please send an e-mail to :

janas@skynet.be

[willieboy]

All copies have the signature, it is what is called a facsimile signature i.e., not actually signed by Fusi.
Doesn't affect the value of the book.

just my 2 cents

[domgul]

Hi.I would be interested in the book.I am bidding on 1 on e-bay at the moment.What is your fixed price in euros including post to Switzerland ?
Thanks
Dominic Gulotti

[CN36]

I just checked the 1978 3rd edition of my Fusi "Tutte le vetture dal 1910/All cars from 1910", and under a magnifying glass Fusi's signature appeared a lighter shade of black than the rest of the printing. I also compared the signature in the above book with mine, and lo and behold, there are significant differences in the signatures. In other copies of the 3rd edition of the above books there are no signatures. So, I would conclude that the signature in the above book for sale is a hand signed signature of Luigi Fusi. As an Alfista bibliophile, I would gladly pay an extra $50 for Fusi's signature in the Alfa "Bible".

[Zaagmans]

I was always told that the only genuine signatures are the one which were on a separate piece of paper which was later glued onto the title page and that the rest were printed signatures.

[autoworld]

About the Postage rates :

(unfortunately the Belgian Post services are quite expensive).

For (most) European countries Belgian Post offers an option which is called "Kilopost Standard",
(forwarding by registered mail).
Cost : 22,40 Euros.

When forwarding to the USA, I could use the "Kilopost International" rate at 26 Euros (at today's exchange rate = 32.9 USD).
This service implicates :
- No E-tracking of the parcel,
- No insurance of value of the item (in case of loss ...),

Important : (US) buyers could probably face custom's charges... (different for each country)




A short comment about the signature : I'm not familiar with the Fusi
books, but can only remark that the signature in this book is at a different
spot than the Fusi book which was offered early Nov on the AlfaBB-website.
The signature is also different from the one in the book which is currently
on sale via the Swiss seller on eBay.


Kind regards,
Erik

[Zagato_Olaf]

Quote:

Originally Posted by WILLIEBOY All copies have the signature, it is what is called a facsimile signature i.e., not actually signed by Fusi. Doesn't affect the value of the book.

[Zagato_Olaf]

Hello members,

These signatures are handwritten for sure.
The first two pictures are from my own copies, the last picture is from CN36.

Ciao, Olaf

[Clayton105]

So what is the going rate for one of these?

I may sell my copy (will do so on Flea-Bay) shortly, depending on what I would expect to get.

In other words, I am trying to get and idea of the opening price.

[Pat Braden]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zagato_Olaf Hello members, These signatures are handwritten for sure. The first two pictures are from my own copies, the last picture is from CN36. Ciao, Olaf

[tubut]

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Originally Posted by Pat Braden They all look much too angular and symetrical, like they were signed once and printed in the books rather than individually signed.

[velocedoc]

I am going to wade in on this thread. The books are worth what ever you can get for them as they are significant in their own right, with or without a signature. Most values that I have seen are $250 +. Verification of a real signature will add value, but that would be probably be determined by a book dealer or the open market. Cheryl Braden can expound on this point.

I have a LUIGI FUSI "All cars from 1910" 1965 2nd edition book that was personally signed in 1978 when I carried it over to meet with Sr. Fusi at the museum. I was honored that he would sign my book for me. This is his signature.


I purchased a 3rd edition copy of LUIGI FUSI "All cars from 1910" book, third edition 1978 that has a pasted in flyleaf with his signature. It is this signature.


There are differences as much as there are similiarities. Imagine having to sign alot of the flyleafs in batches. Depending upon your day and time of day there will be differences between batches of signatures.

[tubut]

BTW: If you look at the signatures closely, you'll notice that he must have written the last name first. Look also at the differences in spacing between the last "i" of Luigi and the "F" of Fusi. Again, different on all three signatures (make that now five).

[tubut]

I believe there are also printed signatures in some books. These are scans from two different books (unless somebody else also scanned my copy before I bought it as a used book) but the signatures and locations are so similar that I have a hard time believing they were hand written.

After writing and posting the paragraph above, I went back and re-scanned my book at 600 DPI. If other books also have the jagged edges and missing ink spots in the signature, I'd see that as proof that there are printed signatures as well -- especially if they are in the same locations. (Then again, the first signature Olaf posted also seems to have jagged edges but it's not the same signature).

[papajam]

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Originally Posted by tubut Again, different on all three signatures (make that now five).