Here is an interesting one, books wrapped in cling film (Plastic Wrap for some readers).
My view is that it provides zero protection as it is very easy to rip, but also because it bunches up, blurs the Dust Jacket.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LORD-RINGS-Tril ... ks_UK&hash=item4cf1eb9b34
My view is that it provides zero protection as it is very easy to rip, but also because it bunches up, blurs the Dust Jacket.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LORD-RINGS-Tril ... ks_UK&hash=item4cf1eb9b34
Here's one -
http://cgi.ebay.com/TALES-BEEDLE-BARD ... es_EH&hash=item45f5ad0b9a
- shome confusion, shurely?
http://cgi.ebay.com/TALES-BEEDLE-BARD ... es_EH&hash=item45f5ad0b9a
- shome confusion, shurely?
garm wrote:
Here's one -
http://cgi.ebay.com/TALES-BEEDLE-BARD ... es_EH&hash=item45f5ad0b9a
- shome confusion, shurely?
I saw that earlier and thought about this thread
Is it just me, or is this guy asking very high prices for the items he has listed?
for example:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Tolkien-J-R-R-Lord ... tible&hash=item1e5ea7c046
for example:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Tolkien-J-R-R-Lord ... tible&hash=item1e5ea7c046
Red wrote:
Is it just me, or is this guy asking very high prices for the items he has listed?
for example:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Tolkien-J-R-R-Lord ... tible&hash=item1e5ea7c046
I completely agree, if only I was a serious buyer.
We are happy to provide photos and additional information for SERIOUS BUYERS ONLY.
What am I missing?
http://cgi.ebay.com/J-R-R-Tolkien-UK- ... tible&hash=item1e5e76c1dd
http://cgi.ebay.com/J-R-R-Tolkien-UK- ... tible&hash=item20b3d65122
They look to be the exact same book - but for very different prices ($189 vs $750)
http://cgi.ebay.com/J-R-R-Tolkien-UK- ... tible&hash=item1e5e76c1dd
http://cgi.ebay.com/J-R-R-Tolkien-UK- ... tible&hash=item20b3d65122
They look to be the exact same book - but for very different prices ($189 vs $750)
I dont know alot about early hobbit editions but dont they have yellowish cloth boards with a bowing hobbit?
http://cgi.ebay.com/TOLKIEN-HOBBIT-1s ... tible&hash=item27b5b09ab5
http://cgi.ebay.com/TOLKIEN-HOBBIT-1s ... tible&hash=item27b5b09ab5
Short answer - no, they don't! The book for sale here is what it says it is - a first edition Hobbit, with the B&W frontispiece, and 'First Printed in 1937'.
The books you speak of are reprints.
The books you speak of are reprints.
Yes I know; I'm just joshing. Well, not really - technically speaking, there can only be one first edition, with subsequent editions (in whichever country) being counted as reprints.
(That's what I reckon, anyway; I expect I'm probably wrong!)
But it works both ways. I have a very nice 1st ed. 'The Road Goes Ever On', published in the USA. And a very nice UK '1st', which is, really, a reprint.
(That's what I reckon, anyway; I expect I'm probably wrong!)
But it works both ways. I have a very nice 1st ed. 'The Road Goes Ever On', published in the USA. And a very nice UK '1st', which is, really, a reprint.