David sends along the following four new items to share:
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, 2nd Impression UK 1st Edition, with Clamshell Case The Hobbit or There and Back Again. Published by Allen & Unwin, a UK 1st Edition, 2nd impression was published in 1937, the same year as the original 1st impression. The [...]

2011 September Beverly Hills Signature Rare Books Auction #6058
Heritage Auctions - Beverly Hills9478 West Olympic Blvd., 1st FloorBeverly Hills, CA 90212
Auction Dates:September 13-14, 2011Lot Viewing:September 11-13, 2011 Beverly Hills, CA
There are many photos of the item available at ha.com, so follow the link to the book if you are interested.
Lot 37138: J. R. R. Tolkien. [...]

Thornton's Bookshop (www.thorntonsbooks.co.uk) has just released Catalog #1087 [pdf] which contain some nice Tolkien editions as listed below.
[015241] TOLKIEN, J R R. Tolkien, Christopher (ed.). The History of Middle Earth. 3 Volumes on India Paper. HarperCollins, 2001, Designed to match the previous deluxe editions of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings this set [...]

What forms can religious experience take in a world without cult or creed? Organized religion is notably absent from J. R. R. Tolkien's Secondary Universe of elves, dwarves, men and hobbits despite the author's own deep Catholic faith. Tolkien stated that his goal was 'sub-creating' a universe whose natural form of religion would not directly [...]

Henk Brassien, a Dutch Tolkien collector for many years, has opened a web storefront to sell off his duplicates and extras from his very large international Tolkien collection. There are some real gems here, including a very nice set of the first Dutch Lord of the Rings hardcovers, the first published translations of that work. [...]

An important work in Tolkien Scholarship has just been published, and is even now shipping to eager readers. I don't have my own copy yet, but that hasn't stopped me from reading the book and asking the editor Jason Fisher a few questions about the genesis and growth from idea to book. In [...]

Jason Fisher writes, "It's finally here! My new book, Tolkien and the Study of His Sources: Critical Essays, is in print at last! I hope you will all read it and let me know what you think!"
He also notes that "Amazon shows a bogus availability date, but that will be squared away [...]

Doug Kane sends along this announcement:
I just got word from my publisher that copies of the paperback edition of Arda Reconstructed have arrived at their warehouse, and should be shipping within a week (though Amazon is still giving a publication date of July 16), if anyone is interested in a cheaper copy of the book.
It [...]

The Return of the Ring: Celebrating 75 Years of 'The Hobbit'
Loughborough University, 16th-20th August 2012
Call for Papers
J.R.R. Tolkien is an author who excites diverse critical response from both academia and non-academia. Although best known for The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and other tales of his Middle-earth 'legendarium', Tolkien's oeuvre extends to Anglo-Saxon studies [...]

Bibliophile Sale (Godalming)
Thursday 7th July 2011 at 11am
Baverstock House93 High StreetGodalmingSurrey GU7 1AL
http://www.bloomsburyauctions.com/auction/35824
399. Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, first 1 vol. deluxe edition on india paper, original black buckram decorated in gilt, silver & green, few spots to boards, 8vo, 1969.
est. £80 – £120Unsold
400. Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Silmarillion, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, [...]