When I bought that Red Stodolsky-made copy of Scarlet: Aren't You Going to Kiss Me Goodbye? from mjp (sold as a copy, I would add), I found a page that was sort of stuck to one of the cardboard covers (why, I'll likely never know). When I peeled it away I thought I had an original pencil/paint sketch by Buk (which I'm almost certain I would have communicated to our esteemed leader :rolleyes: ). I had to look at it for a while to be sure it was a copy. So, sometimes the emotional part of your brain can trick the more rational part of your brain. In any case, I'm not a bookseller and I figured it out, so you would think that this would have been noticed. But, honest mistake is still a possibility, I suppose.
Sorry to hear about this, Skiroo. At least you didn't get burned; just singed a bit.