22 Nov, 2025
2025-11-22 9:22:20 PM UTC
A fairly damaged copy is up for auction on ebay. Sadly no spine on this one and a few stamps.
Seller: zoej2002
(84)
Ended Nov 27, 2025
This item ended more than 90 days ago
23 Nov, 2025
2025-11-23 7:13:07 AM UTC
And another copy! These seem to come up in waves.
Seller: thereadingcornerau
(2279)
Buy-It-Now:
AU $4,999.95
23 Nov, 2025
2025-11-23 12:22:03 PM UTC
Tall Hobbit wrote:
And another copy! These seem to come up in waves.
Seller: thereadingcornerau
(2279)
Buy-It-Now:
AU $4,999.95
Ridiculous asking price.
23 Nov, 2025
2025-11-23 5:55:07 PM UTC
12 January
2026-1-12 12:43:18 PM UTC
12 January
2026-1-12 1:50:11 PM UTC
Only about 1,500 copies of the edition were ever printed across two impressions, and it is believed fewer than 50 survive today. Is the consensus really that only 3% of the original 1,500 remain?
12 January
2026-1-12 1:53:20 PM UTC
SamwiseTheBrave wrote:
Only about 1,500 copies of the edition were ever printed across two impressions, and it is believed fewer than 50 survive today. Yes, the TolkienGuide was not quoted, but that figure comes from this site.
12 January
2026-1-12 2:04:32 PM UTC
Trotter wrote:
Yes, the TolkienGuide was not quoted, but that figure comes from this site.I guess those school kids really roughed 'em up.
12 January
2026-1-12 2:06:04 PM UTC
SamwiseTheBrave wrote:
Trotter wrote:
Yes, the TolkienGuide was not quoted, but that figure comes from this site.We have been the only source of information on how many of these have been seen on the second hand market for a long time.
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