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Quicksilver
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19 Apr, 2021
2021-4-19 10:50:09 AM UTC

Looks like one of the facsimile signatures. George Allen and Unwin published a few of these facsimile signature editions - although I’m not sure I’ve ever seen one in Smith.

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laurel

19 Apr, 2021
2021-4-19 11:07:22 AM UTC

This has been for sale for months
No provenance and irrespective concerns over signature

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Aelfwine

19 Apr, 2021
2021-4-19 2:04:34 PM UTC

It looks like a very poor attempt to copy this signature:

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1964 Tree and Leaf J R R Tolkien Tree and Leaf 1st Edition Dustwrapper

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Seller: the-mad-librarian

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Trotter

19 Apr, 2021
2021-4-19 2:09:01 PM UTC

It looks to me like someone has tried to make a 'stamp' of Tolkien's signature which they have then applied to the book.

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Trotter

19 Apr, 2021
2021-4-19 2:21:25 PM UTC

Of course the dust-jacket is nearly complete, shame it is a 14th impression jacket from 1963,

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J r r tolkien the hobbit 1st Edition 2nd Impression

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Seller: 321jboy

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Khamûl

19 Apr, 2021
2021-4-19 5:57:20 PM UTC

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The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien - Pub: Book Club Associates - 1977 HB Book

184778346664

Seller: jrwestcotts

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...the photo shows the book for sale...

Uh.

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Mr. Underhill
Shirrif (Moderator)

19 Apr, 2021
2021-4-19 5:59:54 PM UTC

Khamûl wrote:

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The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien - Pub: Book Club Associates - 1977 HB Book

184778346664

Seller: jrwestcotts

(1029)

Ended Jan 6, 2022

This item ended more than 90 days ago

...the photo shows the book for sale...

Uh.

I actually LOL'd

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Faramond

19 Apr, 2021
2021-4-19 7:11:46 PM UTC

The Samarillion? I haven't read it before. Is it an account of the Elder Days written by a Gamgee?

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Urulókë

19 Apr, 2021
2021-4-19 8:12:45 PM UTC

Faramond wrote:
The Samarillion? I haven't read it before. Is it an account of the Elder Days written by a Gamgee?

I found a picture of the author...

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Arbor

19 Apr, 2021
2021-4-19 9:24:17 PM UTC

Oh is that from the Amerzoom film where he was played by Christopher Lloyd?

Urulókë wrote:
Faramond wrote:
The Samarillion? I haven't read it before. Is it an account of the Elder Days written by a Gamgee?

I found a picture of the author...

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