Foxrook wrote:

Definitely first time seeing it go over four digits… even high triple digits is pretty insane imo

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Emilien wrote:

Sold for £1030!

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Rare 1960 First Edition Dutch THE HOBBIT (De Hobbit) J.R.R. Tolkien Kelfkens

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Although it’s a clean copy, that is mental.

I’d be happy to offload my copy for anyone who wants to pay that much for it 😅

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The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien - 1955 1st Edition 7th Impression - Allen & Unwin

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£513.00

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(1955, 2nd GA&U Edition)

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The Hobbit 1942 Children's Book Club - Rare Early Edition J R R Tolkien

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(Foyles Hobbit)

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The Two Towers 1955 First Edition Second Impression Lord Of The Rings Tolkien

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Tolkien Collection. Early Edition, Beautiful Rare Condition. See Photos.

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J. R. R. Tolkien The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit Illustrated Hardbacks

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Mr. Underhill wrote:

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The Two Towers 1955 First Edition Second Impression Lord Of The Rings Tolkien

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It is actually a third impression, no date on the title page.

Trotter wrote:

Mr. Underhill wrote:

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The Two Towers 1955 First Edition Second Impression Lord Of The Rings Tolkien

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It is actually a third impression, no date on the title page.

Good catch, that detail always slips my mind for some reason...

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J. R. R. Tolkien The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit Illustrated Hardbacks

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For this set, multiple photos show The Hobbit is taller than the LotRs, but once in the box they are the same? Can someone with this set (or earlier version) speak on this?

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J. R. R. Tolkien The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit Illustrated Hardbacks

358410209197

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£24.68

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For this set, multiple photos show The Hobbit is taller than the LotRs, but once in the box they are the same? Can someone with this set (or earlier version) speak on this?

It’s just an optical illusion because The Hobbit is broader than LotR, so it’s sticking out further when they’re on end out of the box. The box itself is designed to compensate for this difference (it has a little extra cardboard on the lotr side).

Edit: Here are pics of my set, with the illusion recreated when looking at the spines, and in the other pic you can see inside the box and also the different lengths of the books sideways.