wow almost a £100!
eBay Item #192462899042

Thanks laurel! That's an interesting little tidbit of ephemera. Not sure what drove it to that selling price (other than the obvious, two people wanted it).

Hi everyone,

To be honest I am the guilty one for such a high price of Tolkien Exeter SCR roster. Really wanted that item so decided to bid but unfortunately did not win the auction.

Cheers!

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Sir Gawain and the Green Kn (J R R Tolkien & E V Gordon (Eds) - 1955) (ID:22310)

382403756584

Seller: worldofrarebooks

(86097)

Ended Mar 10, 2018

This item ended more than 90 days ago

(How the heck do I attach an image to this post? There's no file option in the "Post Reply" field!)

(Oh, if I EDIT the post after I submit, I can then attach an image....)

eBay Item #382403756584

[admin] Hey Aelfwine, you are correct - the "post reply" box at the bottom of the reading page is pretty limited. If you click on "Reply" on a given post, then you will be taken to the full editor with image attachment, etc. I should/will improve this in time...

And to go with that 1955 edition above, here is a 1st /1st from 1925 I just saw on eBay:

eBay Item #253471686239

Here's another copy, less desirable but very reasonably priced, from the same seller:

eBay Item #132532070677

Not sure how rare these are or what a good asking price is...

Seems like a decent price for an Uncorrected Proof of The Silmarillion (Houghton Mifflin): eBay Item #162996045243

Note: Price was originally $75 Buy-It-Now; that changed quickly.

Interesting - there's at least one typo visible - "The History of the Silmaris" in the third picture (attached here). I wonder what else was caught in the proof stage, as this did not make it into the first edition. The page ordering visible is different from the first US edition, as well.