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Extra Dust Jacket

1 Jun, 2016
2016-6-1 11:44:11 PM UTC

Recently bought this 1st/1st of Tree and Leaf and after paying the seller told me that he had found a second jacket underneath the main one. He generously included it without charging extra. The jacket on top is worn with age but the one underneath looks brand new, having been well protected. I was just wondering, is it likely that this happened accidentally when the book was first jacketed for sale? Having never seen it myself, I'm curious if that sort of thing is common or not.

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2 Jun, 2016
2016-6-2 3:35:56 PM UTC
I have come across it once - about ten years ago, I bought a new (non Tolkien) book, and found when I got home that it had two dust jackets.

- wellinghall
3 Jun, 2016
2016-6-3 5:21:02 AM UTC
That's rather fortunate. There won't be many copies with a jacket as good as the protected one!
3 Jun, 2016
2016-6-3 12:36:43 PM UTC
Great find, even if it wasn't a find at all!
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