What I failed to mention - prior to the photo op - I placed my two books on our table - in plain view, these were stacked on top of each other (it was a tiny table):
I don't think I saw Neil sign any books prior to coming to our side but f the room. He did sign a picture from the nose picker (I'll let Steve and Patrick share that story if they like - since they witnessed the horror, not me).
So when Neil took his pictures with us, my books were on the table. I didn't hand them to him, nor did I even ask if he'd sign them. After the pictures he started taking with us - and noticed the books on the table and asked if those were indeed Duran Duran books and whose were they. Of course I couldn't hold back and said they were mine. And he goes - we'll bring them over here and let me sign them - as he pulled a sharpie out from his inside jacket pocket. I bring them over and he notices there are 2 and then he saw the HC - and I'm not sure exactly what he said but I think it was along the lines of wow - don't see that too often. And he goes on to tell us that he had to spend $800 to buy his own copy of the HC online. He talked a little about the book - he was unsure how many HC were made - but he thought maybe a 100 send to distributors. And then he said these will probably be the rarest books he signs for awhile.