Here is one you dont see too often.
Not sure what reserve is but currently at £120 odd which is a good price.
Suspect it will go for double that though


http://i.ebayimg.com/t/The-Lord-of-th ... MDI=/z/5V0AAMXQ8ABRj9yY/$(KGrHqF,!rcFFzGWqQr1BRj9yY3HSw~~60_35.JPG

Sara, as some of this misinformation has come from your school's web site, the incorrect quote, incorrect spelling of Middle-earth and 'appalling' handwriting, you might want to ask them to remove or update the page.

http://rydalpenrhos.com/news/13/04/lifelong_passion_for_tolkien

As I think we have already stated it is a shame that these things seem to go out of control on the internet.

Looks pretty grotty for 30 quid...

Whit!?

The Lord of the Rings [BCA Edition] 1st edition (Hardcover) (Starting bid: £300)

Not sure I'd even pay £30 for it...

BH

Thanks for that Findegil. I didn't mean to imply that Folio 60 (or any other FS bibliography) would supply impression quantities, just that it would probably give the number of impressions & dates. The detail about the 1750 deluxe is very interesting though.

So, are we to interpret those statements as FS saying that they bound up "some" second & third impressions prior to the actual 1750-numbered deluxe (--with its limitation statement & loose note describing care of the leather)? The only difference would appear to be the earlier brown endleaves. I'm curious as to why they document this if the number released wasn't of reasonable quantity.

On impression quantities --I've asked FS before, but they don't appear to keep (or perhaps just disclose) figures on how many copies make up impressions.

BH