Well, the seller does describe the condition as 'Acceptable'. I always wonder what that means; 'acceptable' to whom?

But later in the description, the condition is downgraded (I suppose) to 'good'.

"GEORG ALLEN & UNWIN LTD

second impression 1962

hard cover + jacket

63 + 1 page

good condition"

What's the '+1' page, I wonder?

garm wrote:
Well, the seller does describe the condition as 'Acceptable'. I always wonder what that means; 'acceptable' to whom?

This is not a real term in describing books, and can only mean that the seller thinks that the book is okay and the buyer would accept that.

Which is why it is a meaningless description.

The buyer has to decide for themselves if they are happy with the books condition, and they can not do that until they have received the book and looked at it.

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The description is limited to two words; "Limited edition."

- wellinghall

Not quite sure what the naked lady painting in the background has to do with Hobbits...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... r_id=251042285678#vi-desc

And what a deal. Only a $100.

Another fantastic eBay bargain

"The Hobbit 70th Anniversary Edition by J. R. R. Tolkien" only £888 for a brand-new paperback.

Don't worry about missing out at this fabulous price, 5 copies are still left

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hobbit-70th ... ction&hash=item3366653b09

Here's something odd:

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Weta Sideshow LOTR Tolkien Gandalf on Gwaihir Giclee

280717553086

Seller: mickeythefish

(1282)

Ended Aug 7, 2011

This item ended more than 90 days ago

- it's a picture by Alan Lee of Gandalf on Gwaihir, overflying Helm's Deep. hmm...





The vendor, a certain Mr Fish - - opines:

"if you collect Tolkien, believe me, you’ll SERIOUSLY want this!!!"

Um.... no; not for me.

On the Gwaihir print, a little more description from the original sale:

"The giclee depicts the flight of Gandalf the Grey from Isengard over the stone fortifications of Helm's Deep. Gwaihir, the Lord of the Eagles, bears the Wizard to freedom and onward in his quest to protect the freedom of the people of Middle-earth. This is a scene which was cut in the early days of the scripts' development and, can therefore, only be seen in the conceptual art by Alan Lee."

I suppose he could have flown over Helm's Deep on this trip....

Buy it before someone else does. :)

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Only $14.99 for painted Popsicle sticks...

eBay truly is wonderful; what would we do without it...

BH