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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manycats, post: 2885329, member: 13761&quot;]So if there is a printed dedication in the book, and the book is then inscribed to this person by the author, we call this the &#039;dedication copy&#039;. It is, of course, unique, and so valuable, always depending on the relative fame of author and dedicatee. As an example, a copy of Hemingway&#039;s For Whom the Bell Tolls inscribed by him to Martha Gellhorn, his wife at the time of its publication, and to whom he dedicated the book, would be worth much more than just any old signed copy - which will already be worth a lot. </p><p><br /></p><p>Your book appears to be printed for the author, and so may be very uncommon. The copyright procedure was, at the time, somewhat complicated, and he may have been unconcerned about piracy - many poets would LOVE to have someone print their work at no expense to them! It is possible he had only a few dozen printed for distribution to family and friends, in which case we would expect most or all to be signed, or there may have been a few hundred for sale at local shops. If no unsigned copies ever show up, the latter is unlikely. It was fairly common to publish books this way, and not terribly expensive.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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