yea I have the original papyrus paper depicting tales of the egyptian God’s signed by the dude himself
I had a first edition bible signed by everyone except Paul, that asshole. Flipped it for a cool $50 in a garage sale though.
I’d have paid at least $55 for Ringos signature alone.
Ringo 4:15
He who is the second best drummer in the Beatles still makes a shit load of money.
I know this totally makes me “that guy”, but it could very well be a signed first edition of a specific translation of the Iliad.
I don’t think I know anyone who cares that much about a translator’s signature, but who knows?
Nerds do. I wouldn’t mind a signed copy of Tolkien’s Beowulf.
That reminds me. A friend of mine translated a German Longsword fighting manual. I need to get her to sign my copy.
About twenty years ago, I’ve read a hilarious rant by a translator of ‘Dune’, included with the translation itself. The dude complained that some lazy translators don’t account for the fact that English-speaking countries were deeply religious for millennia, and authors could rely on readers’ familiarity with the Bible — while translators in my language are generally less versed in it. He recounted that someone managed to translate the words ‘Mosaic law’ as ‘law of mosaic’, i.e. the art form, instead of ‘law of Moses’. I don’t remember the translator’s name (edit: found it in my notes: Pavel Vyaznikov), but his words are etched in my memory, and I wouldn’t mind reading more of his opinions. They’re also the reason why I myself at least tried reading the Bible.
Is it available online? Never know when I might need to know how to use a German longsword.
I have a signed first edition of The Epic of Gilgamesh
I have this signed first edition complaint about poor quality copper
