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| − | The presence of Eliot's signature adds a great deal to this copy of ''The Criterion | + | The presence of Eliot's signature adds a great deal of interest to this copy of ''The Criterion'' (as if having an original print of ''The Waste Land'' wasn't already exciting). The knowledge that you are holding the same item held by the original author is nothing short of surreal. The signature serves as a concrete reminder that the author of this famed, canonized piece of literature was a living, breathing human. |
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| + | Eliot's handwritten signature also speaks to the power of originality, the quality of never having been reproduced. A million copies of Eliot's signature would never have the same value as this one original autograph. Perhaps Eliot realized this. He did, after all, cross out his typed name. | ||
===Advertising in ''The Criterion'' and ''The Dial''=== | ===Advertising in ''The Criterion'' and ''The Dial''=== | ||
