Tolkien Collector's Guide
Sign In
Tolkien Collector's Guide
Important links:

Guide to Tolkien's Letters
-
Winner of the 2019 Tolkien Society award for Best Website

7 November
2024-11-7 7:12:40 PM UTC

Aelfwine wrote:

This site uses affiliate links for which we may be compensated
Essais de Philologie Moderne ( 1951 )
collectives
32024708372
$27.26
Availability: OutOfStock

Thanks for noting this one Aelfwine. I bought this one as it is a work that I don't have (and has never been quite enough in my sphere to pay the usual $200+ for a physical copy).
7 November
2024-11-7 8:26:11 PM UTC
I'm glad someone here got it!

I previously bought two copies myself — one at $14 and one at $15 (since given away) — before the recent astonishing run-up in all things Tolkien, so it was both nice and surprising to see one come up at this price.

I've seen a surprising number of these over the years, actually, given what I assume to have been a relatively small print run. Many of them (including those I previously bought) were further in basically pristine condition. I suspect that there were a fair number of undistributed copies left over from the original issue that eventually were sold off for a pittance, before its Tolkien connection was realized.
7 November
2024-11-7 8:38:52 PM UTC

Aelfwine wrote:

I'm glad someone here got it!

I previously bought two copies myself — one at $14 and one at $15 (since given away) — before the recent astonishing run-up in all things Tolkien, so it was both nice and surprising to see one come up at this price.

I've seen a surprising number of these over the years, actually, given what I assume to have been a relatively small print run. Many of them (including those I previously bought) were further in basically pristine condition. I suspect that there were a fair number of undistributed copies left over from the original issue that eventually were sold off for a pittance, before its Tolkien connection was realized.


I strongly suspect you are right. They have always seemed surprisingly commonly available and tended to sit for a long time unless the price was fairly low (by Tolkien standards). I should have bought one way back - but this one should do nicely, and I don't mind stamps so much on academic materials.
7 November
2024-11-7 9:21:17 PM UTC
This site uses affiliate links for which we may be compensated
Seller: backintimerarebooks
(5322)
Ended Nov 14, 2024
$620.10
[25 Bids]
8 November
2024-11-8 7:53:39 PM UTC
This site uses affiliate links for which we may be compensated
Seller: bookfolly
(8240)
Ended Nov 18, 2024
£720.23
[22 Bids]
9 November
2024-11-9 3:27:23 AM UTC
This site uses affiliate links for which we may be compensated
Seller: danilo_1077
(103)
Ended Nov 15, 2024
Buy-It-Now:
AU $275.00
9 November
2024-11-9 3:09:55 PM UTC
This site uses affiliate links for which we may be compensated
Seller: read.eec
(6147)
Ended Nov 19, 2024
$7.50
[5 Bids]
10 November
2024-11-10 1:54:44 AM UTC
1st printing
This site uses affiliate links for which we may be compensated
Seller: rhasbooks
(1247)
Ends Dec 9, 2024 11:33:13 PM UTC
Buy-It-Now:
$79.99
10 November
2024-11-10 4:34:23 PM UTC
This site uses affiliate links for which we may be compensated
Seller: kh1170
(1013)
Ended Nov 17, 2024
£10.00
[1 Bids]
10 November
2024-11-10 4:34:51 PM UTC
This site uses affiliate links for which we may be compensated
Seller: kh1170
(1013)
Ended Nov 17, 2024
£10.50
[2 Bids]
Jump to Last
All original content ©2024 by the submitting authors. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | Contact Us