. . .thus inflating the value of the autographs he does give. If I were a celebrity, I would develop a tiered autograph system. There would be a low-value, common autograph, a less common medium range autograph, and a super rare autograph that is mostly for friends and family, with just a few out in the wild to establish provenance.
Cormac McCarthy signed 20 copies of The Road and set those aside for his son. Those are the only autographed copies there ever will be. McCarthy suggested that when his son is of age, maybe he can use those copies to fund a trip to Vegas or something.
Picasso included drawings of his dachsund Lump in a number of letters to friends. He only outlived Lump by 10 days.
