Thought I show this that i briefly mentioned at the last meet-up. For me this is a very special item as I have used Åkes bibliography ALOT when planning and carrying out my collection.
Excellent find !
I have a copy (purchased from Fangorn) but It was printed in 1986 (guess it's a second printing)
I have a copy (purchased from Fangorn) but It was printed in 1986 (guess it's a second printing)
There was a 2nd Printing in 1984 - So I guess that 1986 might be the third?Emilien wrote:
Excellent find !
I have a copy (purchased from Fangorn) but It was printed in 1986 (guess it's a second printing)
I had some luck with my art collecting this summer and I was extremely happy to end the summers collecting by getting my hands on this (I've actually never seen one before). A promotary poster for the second swedish editon of the fellowship of the ring from 1978 adorned for the very first time with Inger Edelfeldts (one of my favourite tolkien illustrators) amazing artwork. A big thanks to Predictable Matt for the assist!
Sometimes life gets too busy and I've just seen a few weeks of that. That means less time for Tolkien amongst other things, but I have managed to still to land a few things in the final lap of 2025.
The Linguaphone Conversational Course in English. This is one of only 2 norwegian sets I have seen and this is the only complete one I have seen.
The first impression of the swedish unfinished tales from 1982. The first impression is not hard to find, but I have never seen a dustjacket this nice for sale. Also yet another Silmarillion bookstore standee, this one for the first US Ballantines paperback.
The 1990 audio cassettes from ISIS audiobooks with the Rob Inglis reading of LotR. I love these. Also volume 21 of tolkien studies an annual scholarly review containing an article by our own PredictableMatt.
'The forbidden pool' - original by Matěj Čadil.
First impressions of the first portugese edition of LotR (brazilian portugese), published 1974 -1979.
First impressions of the first latvian edition of LotR, published 2002-2004.
'The Truth about publishing' by Stanley Unwin, November 1926, inscribed to Sybil Hornsby and signed. Accompanied by a slip from GAU and a signed letter from sir Stanley to the same miss Hornsby.
1971 BCA LotR. Might be one of the finest copies i have seen.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, 1st Edition, 2nd Impression 1930
“No admittance between sundown and sunrise”, original acrylic and oil by Jay Johnstone.
The Linguaphone Conversational Course in English. This is one of only 2 norwegian sets I have seen and this is the only complete one I have seen.
The first impression of the swedish unfinished tales from 1982. The first impression is not hard to find, but I have never seen a dustjacket this nice for sale. Also yet another Silmarillion bookstore standee, this one for the first US Ballantines paperback.
The 1990 audio cassettes from ISIS audiobooks with the Rob Inglis reading of LotR. I love these. Also volume 21 of tolkien studies an annual scholarly review containing an article by our own PredictableMatt.
'The forbidden pool' - original by Matěj Čadil.
First impressions of the first portugese edition of LotR (brazilian portugese), published 1974 -1979.
First impressions of the first latvian edition of LotR, published 2002-2004.
'The Truth about publishing' by Stanley Unwin, November 1926, inscribed to Sybil Hornsby and signed. Accompanied by a slip from GAU and a signed letter from sir Stanley to the same miss Hornsby.
1971 BCA LotR. Might be one of the finest copies i have seen.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, 1st Edition, 2nd Impression 1930
“No admittance between sundown and sunrise”, original acrylic and oil by Jay Johnstone.
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