Mr. Underhill wrote:

Luckyshot wrote:

Mr. Underhill wrote:

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JRR Tolkien Lord Of The Rings Hardback Box Set. 1st Ed. (2002) illustr. Alan Lee

306633995293

Seller: glharvey-0

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Ended Nov 30, 2025

This item ended more than 90 days ago

(1st impressions)

I got a fantastic set of these (also 1sts) in July for $60, so it can be had for much less.

The exact same set? HoughtonMifflin or HarperCollins?

Luckyshot wrote:

Sorry, no. Mine's the US version. Were there many more printed in the US? Or more demand in UK?

Aelfwine wrote:

THE HOBBIT
By J.R.R. Tolkien
[1954]

"First printing of the second US edition, bound from the UK sheets, with the new text that was revised to better match the about-to-be released LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy.

Very good in very good jacket.

$2,500.00"

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THE HOBBIT

Tolkien, J.R.R.

32350198154

(Hardcover)

$2500.00

Availability: OutOfStock

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Mr. Underhill wrote:

Aelfwine wrote:

THE HOBBIT
By J.R.R. Tolkien
[1954]

"First printing of the second US edition, bound from the UK sheets, with the new text that was revised to better match the about-to-be released LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy.

Very good in very good jacket.

$2,500.00"

https://www.typepunchmatrix.com/pages/books/52706/j-r-r-tolkien/the-hobbit

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THE HOBBIT

Tolkien, J.R.R.

32350198154

(Hardcover)

$2500.00

Availability: OutOfStock

Check at Abebooks.com

Worth saying, this was incorrectly described as the first print of the second edition, when it should have been described as the second print (assuming it was the copy I noticed the other day). Was overpriced for a 54, IMHO.

Can’t see the listing now, so possible I’m mistaken.

The late Stu wrote:

Mr. Underhill wrote:

Aelfwine wrote:

THE HOBBIT
By J.R.R. Tolkien
[1954]

"First printing of the second US edition, bound from the UK sheets, with the new text that was revised to better match the about-to-be released LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy.

Very good in very good jacket.

$2,500.00"

https://www.typepunchmatrix.com/pages/books/52706/j-r-r-tolkien/the-hobbit

You can see more images of this volume here.

This site uses affiliate links for which we may be compensated

THE HOBBIT

Tolkien, J.R.R.

32350198154

(Hardcover)

$2500.00

Availability: OutOfStock

Check at Abebooks.com

Worth saying, this was incorrectly described as the first print of the second edition, when it should have been described as the second print (assuming it was the copy I noticed the other day). Was overpriced for a 54, IMHO.

Can’t see the listing now, so possible I’m mistaken.

You're right definitely right about the listing mistake as stating a 1st printing of the 2nd US edition. The '54 is a 2nd printing of the 2nd edition and one could argue a 3rd as there are two states of 5th printing ('51 and '53 states)

As far as the price, difficult to say as these come up so infrequently and even less so in very good condition. Seems high to me as well...but hard to say.

FWIW I paid far less for my '54 but that was a long time ago when demand was much lower...