This is not a set I'd particularly set my sights on. But, last month, I was in my local Oxfam bookshop --& they had a nice set (not without faults, but probably about VG+/VG+) for £60. I'll have that...

BH

I picked one up in Bristol a few months back for £45 ...

- wellinghall

Just the one Wellinghall!? £60 for a full, decently jacketed, set is not too bad though, is it?

BH

I paid $127 about six months ago if perfect condition and I was chuffed..didn't think that could be beaten!!

Well done Wellinghall

Dior

Those prices should all go on the Lucky Finds thread! It took me over 5 years to put together a decent Reader's Union set, at a total cost of about £150. Still have an extra ROTK that didn't quite make the grade...

Well, I just have to say I'm jealous of all your finds at those prices. I still do not own that set.

Jlong wrote:
Well, I just have to say I'm jealous of all your finds at those prices. I still do not own that set.

I'm jealous as well, I do own this set, and my copies have good dust wrappers but badly foxed books.

I paid at least three times the best price so far. I do think they are a nice set to own though.

Seller has had 2 offers so far, hopefully around the £60-90 mark

I don't think that Wayne & Christina will be pleased with this auction of "Artist & Illustrator"

Houghton Mifflin , First edition, book and jacket fine, read-once condition.

£569 and it's yours.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/J-R-R-Tolkien-A ... ks_UK&hash=item35b339ea4b

Good Grief - and have you seen who's selling it? A Tolkien specialist... I wonder where that price comes from? (mine's signed, BTW)

edit: I bought my Readers Union set ages ago; at one of the Bloomsbury bookfairs, IIRC. I think it cost around £45.00. The books are VG+; as is the RK jacket. The other two jackests have minor wear; all are unclipped.

I think I also got my 1963 buckram deluxe set in the Pauline Baynes box at the same time, for around the same price. The books and the box are in VG condition; similar to those found on Deagol's site.

I'm jealous of your 1963 set, garm.

- wellinghall