Comments on: GTC Roadshow - Tolkien Exhibition http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/48 Tolkien Collector's Guide Collecting News Wed, 22 May 2013 14:25:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: garm http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/48#comment-1530 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:24:07 +0000 http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/48#comment-1530 >>In between life size trolls, dragons and scenery from the movies the >>GTC Roadshow brings together _all the items that have come in >>existence since the very beginning of Tolkien fandom_ ... >>Plans for the exhibition are a 3.000 square meters multi-media >>experience for the whole family. >>At the core of the exhibition are all editions of Tolkien’s books - _All_ of the items? _All_ editions of the books? Sounds like 3,000 sq. metres might not be enough. Certainly not with all those 'life-sized' dragons and trolls. >>In between life size trolls, dragons and scenery from the movies the >>GTC Roadshow brings together _all the items that have come in >>existence since the very beginning of Tolkien fandom_ ...

>>Plans for the exhibition are a 3.000 square meters multi-media >>experience for the whole family.

>>At the core of the exhibition are all editions of Tolkien’s books

- _All_ of the items? _All_ editions of the books? Sounds like 3,000 sq. metres might not be enough. Certainly not with all those 'life-sized' dragons and trolls.

]]> by: Rowns http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/48#comment-1528 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:49:42 +0000 http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/48#comment-1528 I did find it a bit humorous (and of course I am quite jealous of this collection!) If the tour comes to this corner of the world, I really look forward to seeing everything. Not quite up to sponsoring it, though. :-) I did find it a bit humorous (and of course I am quite jealous of this collection!) If the tour comes to this corner of the world, I really look forward to seeing everything. Not quite up to sponsoring it, though.

]]> by: Deagol http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/48#comment-1527 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:30:01 +0000 http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/48#comment-1527 53,000 Pounds??? The world has indeed gone mad!!! 53,000 Pounds??? The world has indeed gone mad!!!

]]> by: Jason Fisher http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/48#comment-1526 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:14:16 +0000 http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wordpress/archives/48#comment-1526 <i>The book was inscribed by Tolkien while staying with Jack Bennett, a friend and former colleague from Oxford. J.A.W. “Jack” Bennett (1911-81) succeeded C.S. Lewis as Professor of Medieval & Renaissance English at Cambridge.</i> As a side note, Bennett was also one of the Inklings, which (to me) increases the value of this copy even more. The book was inscribed by Tolkien while staying with Jack Bennett, a friend and former colleague from Oxford. J.A.W. “Jack” Bennett (1911-81) succeeded C.S. Lewis as Professor of Medieval & Renaissance English at Cambridge.

As a side note, Bennett was also one of the Inklings, which (to me) increases the value of this copy even more.

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