
Apr 19, 2021
2021/4/19 10:50:09 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/4/19 10:50:09 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Looks like one of the facsimile signatures. George Allen and Unwin published a few of these facsimile signature editions - although I’m not sure I’ve ever seen one in Smith.

Apr 19, 2021
2021/4/19 11:07:22 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/4/19 11:07:22 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
This has been for sale for months
No provenance and irrespective concerns over signature
No provenance and irrespective concerns over signature

Apr 19, 2021
2021/4/19 14:04:34 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/4/19 14:04:34 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
It looks like a very poor attempt to copy this signature:
Seller: the-mad-librarian
(17942)
Ended Apr 29, 2021
Buy-It-Now:
£593.75
[ Bids]
Submitted by: Aelfwine

Apr 19, 2021
2021/4/19 14:09:01 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/4/19 14:09:01 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
It looks to me like someone has tried to make a 'stamp' of Tolkien's signature which they have then applied to the book.

Apr 19, 2021
2021/4/19 14:21:25 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/4/19 14:21:25 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Of course the dust-jacket is nearly complete, shame it is a 14th impression jacket from 1963,
Seller: 321jboy
(481)
Ended Apr 19, 2021
£14,500.00
[0 Bids]
Submitted by: Trotter

Apr 19, 2021
2021/4/19 17:57:20 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/4/19 17:57:20 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Seller: jrwestcotts
(1029)
Ended Jan 6, 2022
Buy-It-Now:
£40.00
[ Bids]
Submitted by: Khamûl
...the photo shows the book for sale...
Uh.

Apr 19, 2021
2021/4/19 17:59:54 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/4/19 17:59:54 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Khamûl wrote:
Seller: jrwestcotts(1029)Ended Jan 6, 2022Buy-It-Now:£40.00[ Bids]Submitted by: Khamûl...the photo shows the book for sale...
Uh.
I actually LOL'd

Apr 19, 2021
2021/4/19 19:11:46 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/4/19 19:11:46 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
The Samarillion? I haven't read it before. Is it an account of the Elder Days written by a Gamgee? 


Apr 19, 2021
2021/4/19 20:12:45 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/4/19 20:12:45 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Faramond wrote:
The Samarillion? I haven't read it before. Is it an account of the Elder Days written by a Gamgee?
I found a picture of the author...

Apr 19, 2021
2021/4/19 21:24:17 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/4/19 21:24:17 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Oh is that from the Amerzoom film where he was played by Christopher Lloyd?
Urulókë wrote:
Faramond wrote:
The Samarillion? I haven't read it before. Is it an account of the Elder Days written by a Gamgee?
I found a picture of the author...