Rare, indeed. But not rare enough for this price for ex-lib!

I'll sell my fine copy to anyone who wants to pay that much money, like a shot!

https://affiliates.abebooks.com/c/9724 ... 3Dsnippet-_-srp1-_-title1

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This listing is for the Child's World unlicensed (and blocked soon after publication) version of Oliphaunt. Asking price is US$ 1,499.63

Dropping this here so I can drool over the pictures (and ignore the price)

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J.R.R. Tolkien - The Devil's Coach-Horses - Sidgwick & Jackson, 1925, First Ed.

293838388676

Seller: cranswick-books

(809)

Ended Jul 7, 2021

This item ended more than 90 days ago

Urulókë wrote:

Dropping this here so I can drool over the pictures (and ignore the price)

Oh lord that's mesmerizing! What are your thoughts on the price? I wouldn't know what to expect.

Would you be able to share some context of just how rare this is? Obviously 1st printing from the 20's is something already.

This is a reprint of Tolkien's essay The Devil's Coach-Horses. It was first included in The Review of English Studies: A Quarterly Journal of English Literature and the English Language Vol. 1, No. 3 July 1925 http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=60

In the same year an off-print edition was also produced The Devil's Coach-Horses J.R.R. Tolkien 1925 http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=61 and is very scarce, I can't imagine many copies were printed.

Pictures from Deagol's excellent site tolkienbooks.net

Thanks Trotter! Also, didn't know Deagol's site was Tolkienbooks.net. Other than this site, there has been no more singularly valuable site than his in building my collection.

I see one other copy in my archive did not sell, at less than half the price. Perhaps it was sold via private transaction since then?

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Tolkien The Devil's Coach-Horses 1925 VERY RARE 1st (Hobbit LOTR author)

181579014391

Seller: martin3636cat

(1079)

Ended Nov 11, 2014

This item ended more than 90 days ago

Yes i sold it shortly after , a bit of a regret in truth but needed the money at the time ????

If you are willing to share how much you sold it for, I would love to have that data point! No worries if not, though.

Pass on that - sorry , but the one on Abe i feel is significantly overpriced imho