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16 Sep, 2011
2011-9-16 4:54:30 PM UTC
Wayne Hammond (of Wayne and Christina, aka Findegil, who posted on the first page of this thread) wrote the book on Tolkien bibliography.

(J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography
Wayne G. Hammond
with the assistance of Douglas A. Anderson.
First Published 1993.
St. Paul’s Bibliographies, Winchester. ISBN 1873040113.
Oak Knoll Books, New Castle, Delaware. ISBN 0938768425)

I'd like to hear Wayne's views on the question of copies of the first ed. being seen without maps. I haven't heard of it.
16 Sep, 2011
2011-9-16 5:08:28 PM UTC
Greetings,

I would like to hear his views as well.

I emailed Quill & Brush who publish the Collected Books Guide and got a reply that they will try to let me know something about this book. I would appreciate an experts point of view because I am certainly no expert on the subject of Tolkien books.

John Pollard
16 Sep, 2011
2011-9-16 8:26:39 PM UTC
It was already in my watch list before you posted!

BH
16 Sep, 2011
2011-9-16 8:52:51 PM UTC
Thanks for watching!

I got a bid of $700.00 for the book, but declined. If it doesn't sell I will keep it and wait for the movie to come out. There is a printing company locally that could reproduce the maps and a local book binder that could put them into the book. Obviously I would have to list the repair when I try to sell the book. I could also simply tip in copies of the map. I'm not an expert on Tolkien books - apparently there are a number of them posting on this site.

thanks for the comments

have a nice day!

John Pollard
16 Sep, 2011
2011-9-16 9:21:24 PM UTC
Who!? Where!? --garm is Mr Pollard talking about you?

BH
16 Sep, 2011
2011-9-16 9:24:04 PM UTC
I'm not Mr , I'm just plain old John. Mr sounds important and that's not me!
16 Sep, 2011
2011-9-16 10:09:15 PM UTC
>There is a printing company locally that could reproduce the maps and a local book binder that could put them into the book. Obviously I would have to list the repair when I try to sell the book.<


That sounds like a good plan, John. Thanks for stopping by,

16 Sep, 2011 (edited)
2011-9-16 10:20:36 PM UTC
Khamul wrote: "Who!? Where!? --garm is Mr Pollard talking about you?"

I doubt it! I'm no expert, but I know a few and I've helped out one or two, now and again. For instance, in his write-up about the 1st ed. set on the front page at present, David says:

"The Return of the King - 1st UK Edition, 1st impression, the later state with the slipped type and signature mark '4' on page 49, as per Wayne Hammond's revised opinion."

It was I who provided Wayne with the information which led to that revision. That sort of thing.

16 Sep, 2011
2011-9-16 10:36:44 PM UTC
Name dropper! Of course if this Wayne chap would bring out a 2nd edition...

BH
17 Sep, 2011
2011-9-17 11:45:05 AM UTC
I've never seen a first American Hobbit, as issued by Houghton Mifflin, without the maps. I have heard about copies which lack the maps, but those were always in library bindings.

Wayne
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