11 Jun, 2022
2022-6-11 6:48:33 AM UTC
If anyone does have a 1966 (first printing) would be great to have a small video of the book being opened to the copyright page showing the copyright page in the book.
We are planning an episode about this edition for the YouTube channel and would like to show that these copies do exist in the wild and would love to show a video of one.
http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=132
11 Jun, 2022
2022-6-11 8:21:11 AM UTC
Took a small video. 60mb. Doesn't seem to allow me upload it here. Do you want to PM me an email address to WeTransfer it to?
8 Nov, 2022
2022-11-8 10:04:23 AM UTC
I found a first printing of the 1966 Unwin paperback (sixteenth impression). The book is a bit rough and the last few pages are detached.
But what surprised me is that pages 217 to 248 are mounted upside down !
This printing is ultra rare, and that's pretty funny to find one with a printing error.
8 Nov, 2022
2022-11-8 10:10:00 AM UTC
Found one! After checking a zillion copies the last 2 years on ebay and abebooks. Pictures when I receive it. Will check it for phenomena like emilien found.
8 Nov, 2022
2022-11-8 10:53:47 AM UTC
northman wrote:
Found one! After checking a zillion copies the last 2 years on ebay and abebooks. Pictures when I receive it. Will check it for phenomena like emilien found.
Amazing
northman, I think we may be bond concerning some Tolkien Books...
8 Nov, 2022
2022-11-8 1:07:54 PM UTC
Great job, you two! Wow these are really coming out of the wood work now. I knew of one that had been sitting on ABE for a few months from JRRT books in Ireland which has now sold. Perhaps one of the two here was that one?
8 Nov, 2022
2022-11-8 1:37:57 PM UTC
Mr. Underhill wrote:
Great job, you two! Wow these are really coming out of the wood work now. I knew of one that had been sitting on ABE for a few months from JRRT books in Ireland which has now sold. Perhaps one of the two here was that one?
Not mine. I paid £5 on ebay for this one. :)
The half of the copyright page was shown on the listing, but it was enough for me to make me notice that there was no 17th impression written below the 16th :D
8 Nov, 2022
2022-11-8 2:20:38 PM UTC
That was me. Nicely sorted out with Aaron.