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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 791781, member: 5833&quot;]Seems to be the case in collectors&#039; books too, that absence of inscription or bookplates is seen as desirable.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t want a volume heavily marked up with underlining, but rather enjoy the indications of prior ownership.</p><p><br /></p><p>For jewellery, I probably wouldn&#039;t buy something where the decoration is a monogram, unless it happened to be my initials.&nbsp; Inscriptions out of sight are a different matter, particularly if a date is included.&nbsp; Provenance counts.</p><p><br /></p><p>Silverware, etc., certainly wouldn&#039;t want a set with initials other than my own.&nbsp; Individual pieces can be an exception.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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