Anyone notice the title page is a Houghton Mifflin issue? Don't remember any with that particular title page and the Harper Collins on the spine. Any ideas? The Deluxe Signed/Numbered Hobbit.

dunedain wrote:

Anyone notice the title page is a Houghton Mifflin issue? Don't remember any with that particular title page and the Harper Collins on the spine. Any ideas? The Deluxe Signed/Numbered Hobbit.

My assumption is that it was a pre-production sample. I'd assume it does not have a signature page bound in and is unnumbered.

The late Stu wrote:

dunedain wrote:

Anyone notice the title page is a Houghton Mifflin issue? Don't remember any with that particular title page and the Harper Collins on the spine. Any ideas? The Deluxe Signed/Numbered Hobbit.

My assumption is that it was a pre-production sample. I'd assume it does not have a signature page bound in and is unnumbered.

That was also my guess.

remy wrote:

The late Stu wrote:

dunedain wrote:

Anyone notice the title page is a Houghton Mifflin issue? Don't remember any with that particular title page and the Harper Collins on the spine. Any ideas? The Deluxe Signed/Numbered Hobbit.

My assumption is that it was a pre-production sample. I'd assume it does not have a signature page bound in and is unnumbered.

That was also my guess.

Sold for £670. Hopefully it was someone on here who can give us the details!

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The Lord of the Rings JRR Tolkien Return Of The King HCDJ Vintage ‘63 LOTR MapUK

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The late Stu wrote:

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The Lord of the Rings JRR Tolkien Return Of The King HCDJ Vintage ‘63 LOTR MapUK

306316576688

Seller: nikylbre1911

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This item ended more than 90 days ago

Rare to see cheap, basic copies these days.

That's crazy! Glad someone got a good deal

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First printing of the first Dutch paperback edition, quite hard to find a set of these.

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