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30 Apr, 2020
2020-4-30 6:16:52 PM UTC

Khamûl wrote:
SpeedyHen still have £48.12 on their listing for GK, but it's "unavailable" now.

There's a secondary seller on Amazon (with probably no more than half a dozen copies in stock) selling this right now for £47.82. Anyone seen cheaper?

No - but blackwells also have it cheaper than Amazon at £52.99

https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/prod ... 393625?a_aid=tolkienguide
30 Apr, 2020
2020-4-30 7:31:58 PM UTC
And, unlike Amazon, Blackwell's is an idependent BOOK seller, as opposed to a soulless, wholesale company
30 Apr, 2020 (edited)
2020-4-30 7:54:16 PM UTC
Printed in Italy has sealed it for me - I've ordered a copy (if it was printed in China or simply not stated, I was passing for ethical reasons I'm not allowed to discuss for fear of offending the CCP). I'm pleased, as it looks like a decent effort from HC.
30 Apr, 2020
2020-4-30 7:57:22 PM UTC

Stu wrote:
Printed in Italy has sealed it for me - I've ordered a copy (if it was printed in China or simply not stated, I was passing). I'm pleased, as it looks like a decent effort from HC.

I am quick to lash HC but this does look like being a decent effort and I am relieved we are getting an Italy printing.
30 Apr, 2020
2020-4-30 8:11:51 PM UTC

insurrbution wrote:
And, unlike Amazon, Blackwell's is an idependent BOOK seller, as opposed to a soulless, wholesale company

Sadly, not just a wholesale company, but a cloud computing behemoth. Two-thirds of their revenue is now from AWS. Selling physical goods is almost a sideline at this point.
30 Apr, 2020
2020-4-30 8:30:25 PM UTC

Stu wrote:

insurrbution wrote:
And, unlike Amazon, Blackwell's is an idependent BOOK seller, as opposed to a soulless, wholesale company

Sadly, not just a wholesale company, but a cloud computing behemoth. Two-thirds of their revenue is now from AWS. Selling physical goods is almost a sideline at this point.

Yep, and the scariest part is they sell 380Million physical SKUs a year on average and yet your 'sideline' jab is spot on!
30 Apr, 2020
2020-4-30 8:34:24 PM UTC
I'm not going to deny that I use them - but not for books (Chapters and Blackwell's most often).

If there's a local store that offers the same selection and prices, I'd be all over that.
1 May, 2020
2020-5-1 1:27:04 AM UTC
I ordered mine from Book Depository but will have to wait about 15 - 25 days for delivery. No biggie. I am patient.
14 Oct, 2020
2020-10-14 5:48:29 PM UTC
Happened to be doing a scan on Blackwells for forthcoming Tolkien related books, and here's what they have currently on the calendar that I found potentially interesting:

The Science of Middle-earth - Hardback - 06 Apr 2021
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The Science of Middle-Earth
Roland Lehoucq (editor), Loïc Mangin (editor), Jean-Sébastien Steyer (editor), Arnaud Rafaelian (illustrator), Tina A. Kover (translator)
9781643136165
(hardback)
$57.56
Availability: Unknown


JRR Tolkien and the Arts: A Theology of Subcreation - Paperback - 01 Mar 2021
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J.R.R. Tolkien and the Arts
Charlie Starr (contributions), Donald Williams (contributions), Melody Green (editor)
9781941106136
(paperback)
$18.30
Availability: Unknown


The Real JRR Tolkien - Hardback - 28 Feb 2021
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The Real J.R.R. Tolkien
Jesse Xander
9781526765154
(hardback)
$21.67
Availability: Usually dispatched within 48 hours


Tolkien, by Raymond Edwards - Paperback - 01 Jan 2021
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Tolkien
Raymond Edwards
9780719831041
(paperback)
$20.23
Availability: Usually dispatched within 48 hours


Tree of Tales: Tolkien, Literature, and Theology - Hardback - 15 Nov 2020
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Tree of Tales
Trevor Hart (editor), Ivan Khovacs (editor)
9781481314671
(hardback)
$44.40
Availability: Usually dispatched within 10 days


Beren and Lúthien - Unabridged Audio CD - 12 Nov 2020
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Beren and Lúthien
J. R. R. Tolkien (author), Christopher Tolkien (editor)
9780008214241
(audio CD)
$22.44
Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days


The Fall of Gondolin - Unabridged Audio CD - 12 Nov 2020
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The Fall of Gondolin
J. R. R. Tolkien (author), Christopher Tolkien (editor)
9780008380441
(audio CD)
$22.44
Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days


Letters from Father Christmas Centenary Edition - Hardback - 29 Oct 2020
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Letters from Father Christmas
J. R. R. Tolkien
9780008406844
(hardback)
$27.67
Availability: Usually dispatched within 10 days
14 Oct, 2020
2020-10-14 8:11:48 PM UTC
That Science of Middle Earth most caught my attention. Anyone have insights beyond what Blackwell's states about the book on the product listing? Seems like a good fit with Flora of Middle Earth, the upcoming Nature of Middle Earth, as well as Ents, Elves, and Eriador.
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