
19 Nov, 2021
2021/11/19 19:53:26 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/11/19 19:53:26 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
The UK 2nd Impression Hobbit is probably my favourite GA&U edition. I love the colour illustrations, whilst the US firsts are nice I don't like the weird 'butchering' of the colour illustrations that took place.
I also like the dust-wrapper 'blurb' in the 2nd Impression, which was only ever used for this one printing.
If you have one of these without a dust-jacket then make sure that you get a 2nd Impression facsimile and not a 1st Impression facsimile.
I also like the dust-wrapper 'blurb' in the 2nd Impression, which was only ever used for this one printing.
If you have one of these without a dust-jacket then make sure that you get a 2nd Impression facsimile and not a 1st Impression facsimile.

19 Nov, 2021
2021/11/19 22:47:42 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/11/19 22:47:42 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia

23 Nov, 2021
2021/11/23 3:07:54 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/11/23 3:07:54 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Stu wrote:
And they arrived in one piece (despite just being sent in a bubble-wrap bag....)
Fortunately! they seem to be in very good condition despite the "poor" packaging 😅

23 Nov, 2021
2021/11/23 4:38:31 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/11/23 4:38:31 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
ShadowFx wrote:
Stu wrote:
And they arrived in one piece (despite just being sent in a bubble-wrap bag....)
Fortunately! they seem to be in very good condition despite the "poor" packaging 😅
Yeah, minor bump to the DJ of Bombadil in the indentation next to the spine, but otherwise no problems. My heart sank when I saw the bubble mailer, but I got lucky and they are really nice for 30 year old books. Very clearly unread.

23 Nov, 2021
2021/11/23 10:56:34 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/11/23 10:56:34 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Awesome. I can imagine your reaction to the sight of the postman and his envelope 🥶... I wonder if some sellers know that they send books instead of slices of ham 🤔