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Interesting as an art piece at least, right?

Mr. Underhill wrote:

Interesting as an art piece at least, right?

THE HOBBIT ❁ Dust Jacket 1st American Edition 1938 - J.R.R Tolkien (Facsimile)

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Seller: targhedilegno

(487)

Ended Jan 16, 2022

This item ended more than 90 days ago

Terrible mounting, a crime against framing. Done with a very poor mount cutter or a very poor framer.

onthetrail wrote:

Terrible mounting, a crime against framing. Done with a very poor mount cutter or a very poor framer.

Oh ya, I was JK'ing about the art piece, I forgot to slap on the LOL face

Mr. Underhill wrote:

Interesting as an art piece at least, right?

THE HOBBIT ❁ Dust Jacket 1st American Edition 1938 - J.R.R Tolkien (Facsimile)

284555960929

Seller: targhedilegno

(487)

Ended Jan 16, 2022

This item ended more than 90 days ago

Add elessar's little character and this year's LotR deluxe to the main pic to show how nothing matches ?

Mr. Underhill wrote:

onthetrail wrote:

Terrible mounting, a crime against framing. Done with a very poor mount cutter or a very poor framer.

Oh ya, I was JK'ing about the art piece, I forgot to slap on the LOL face

Haha I know, I was so offended by the cutting of that mount that I couldn't joke

Well, at least the books look good. The slipcase on the other hand...where's the rest of it?

I know the seller (bought from him, and sold to him once or twice), he's not the original owner on that set.

Picked it up for a steal years ago without the slipcase, inquired after the fact if the seller had it and that's what they sent him after the fact. Apparently the original owner didn't like the height difference caused by the slipcase so they cut the top/bottom off. No clue why they didn't just put the slipcase away, or toss it entirely.