25 Sep
2023/9/25 16:32:25 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Following up with
LanceFormation’s post, I thought some members might enjoy press releases of the US publications of Poems and Stories from 1992 and the first One Volume PB edition of LOTR from 1999.
25 Sep
2023/9/25 17:32:50 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Cool. I like seeing all these releases…
25 Sep
2023/9/25 17:38:05 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Thanks for sharing! Interesting to see!
25 Sep
(edited)Edited by Urulókë on 2023/9/25 19:43:16
2023/9/25 18:19:16 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Thanks all for sharing! I love these bits of ephemera.
Did a quick peek to see what I have handy, might have more elsewhere.
1 - Review slip for US Houghton Mifflin Silmarillion, August 10 1977 (edit to add I took a picture of my photocopy not my original by accident)
2 - Publicity slip for US Houghton Mifflin Silmarillion, 1977 (edit to add I took a picture of my photocopy not my original by accident)
3 - Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún US Houghton Mifflin hardcover review slip, 2009
4 - Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún US Houghton Mifflin paperback press announcement, 2010
5 - Publicity/review slip for US Houghton Mifflin Unfinished Tales, 1980
25 Sep
2023/9/25 19:09:14 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Wow. I love all of that ephemera! So cool to have extra context for the books.
25 Sep
2023/9/25 19:33:11 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
These are just lovely to see!
And seeing their fine state of preservation - plus the record being created in this forum - suggests that "ephemera" is a big misnomer
