We've heard somewhere that when Houghton Mifflin granted Contemporary Books permission to reprint "Oliphaunt" they thought that it was going to be just one poem in an anthology, not a separate publication.
Wayne & Christina
Wayne & Christina
Thank you for the replies, Urulókë and Findegil.
It's quite an interesting piece of publication history.
It's quite an interesting piece of publication history.
I think this book is probably officially dead now. The series of 6 on the publishers website is now a series of 5.
by sheer fluke i got a copy in the few days it was available. a nice little book. great illustrations
Deagol wrote:
by sheer fluke i got a copy in the few days it was available. a nice little book. great illustrations
Likewise, I got a copy in those few days, but it is a shame it won't see a wider audience as it was quite nicely done.
Does anyone have any idea where to pick up a copy of this edition now that it has been pulled?
Not an essential in my collection, but I wouldn't mind owning a copy.
Not an essential in my collection, but I wouldn't mind owning a copy.
Jlong wrote:
Does anyone have any idea where to pick up a copy of this edition now that it has been pulled?
Not an essential in my collection, but I wouldn't mind owning a copy.
I'm pretty sure I saw one on Abe a couple of months ago, but was a daft price.