Ah yes, the infamous Donkey Printing

A quick Google search would have been useful for this dealer

https://affiliates.abebooks.com/c/9724 ... 3Dsnippet-_-srp3-_-title9

I am sending them a link to http://tolkienbooks.net/php/tricksy.php

Trotter wrote:

A quick Google search would have been useful for this dealer

https://affiliates.abebooks.com/c/9724 ... 3Dsnippet-_-srp3-_-title9

I am sending them a link to http://tolkienbooks.net/php/tricksy.php

Definitely a useful link that should be highlighted on the site and on the collectors' pages. And ("dreamly" speaking) on ​​the online sales sites to prevent costly mistakes for the uninformed buyers.

Trotter wrote:

A quick Google search would have been useful for this dealer

https://affiliates.abebooks.com/c/9724 ... 3Dsnippet-_-srp3-_-title9

I am sending them a link to http://tolkienbooks.net/php/tricksy.php

They have reduced the price from £2,513.97 to £817.22 and removed the following from the listing Tolkien signed this copy on the inner title page (see photo attached). Full refund if not satisfied with authenticity of signature but I still think the listing is misleading as I think they should state it has a facsimile signature not Tree and Leaf Signed by J.R.R. Tolkien

Optimistic seller.

Trotter wrote:

Optimistic seller.

Very optimistic

Same seller, very VERY optimistic Lord of the Rings asking price.

A reg 2008 Folio society rebound like a 2003 limited edition with leather and silk
Priceless

I did look at this. The silk is a fair match but the spine looks like buckram. I'm assuming it's an amateur rebind, but it could be something more interesting.

Khamûl wrote:

I did look at this. The silk is a fair match but the spine looks like buckram. I'm assuming it's an amateur rebind, but it could be something more interesting.

I know what you mean, but it is actually an eleventh printing 2008... so surely it is a custom binding.