I removed the name from the letter, in the last image.

However, the person who sent the letter is exactly who I would expect to send it and it is a great find, did not know that they did this.

That's a lovely edition. Did you buy it?

No, I didn't. I remember it was listed for USD 2,995 and it has been sold now.

yee256 wrote:
No, I didn't. I remember it was listed for USD 2,995 and it has been sold now.

Yeah, it is nice, but I'm not sure it would be where I'd spend 3K, either.

Yes, it's real, one of thirty copies as described. We (as editors) have a copy, of course. We had a note about it in Tolkien Collector 27.

Wayne & Christina

I can't help feeling that an edition like this (with more copies, obviously) would sell out to collectors if properly advertised. I know S&G took a long time to sell out, but that was not really mainstream, and Folio sold the last 150 copies in a couple of weeks to people who previously had no idea it existed.

The bookseller is Terence McVicker. I don't think he knows a great deal about collecting Tolkien (I might be wrong there) but he's one of the best dealers of Lovecraft I've ever come across. Just everything you'd want from a bookdealer; friendly, honest, happy to talk deals; unbelievable stock; and endless old-school stories of back in the day. I asked him about this, but was never going to buy it for that amount. I also recall W&C mentioning it in TC, as just mentioned.

BH

I see the HoME "Deluxe" can be had for under £120 now from Amazon resellers. That's probably not a bad price for it if you can forgive the bland design.

FWIW, looks like the £10 off promotional pricing is still holding on the Facsimile Hobbit boxed set, which has dropped to £32.50 on Amazon [i.e. 22.50 with the promotion]. I'll probably still cancel if Book Depository come close, as BD has a much higher chance of not destroying it in transit.

I wonder where my Amazon return of HoME is going next...? Fortunately, Amazon refunded me when I provided them the tracking information after the first 10 days stuck in clearance in Madrid. So much for a $140 4-7 day tracked service....