SonOfDolf wrote:
Never seen such a high priced book on Ebay. $75,000 buy it now for a 1/1 Hobbit. Bidding starts at $50,000. Maybe this belongs in the other thread.

JRR TOLKIEN The Hobbit 1937 UK First Edition, First Impression with custom case!

140744075617

Seller: no-ogopogo

(416)

Ended May 4, 2012

This item ended more than 90 days ago

Anyone who pays this kind of money for a book without having an even-bigger-mug (TM) to shift it onto is an idiot.

At this level, I think buyers are primarily speculators.

Seller says will only post to the UK.

Tolkien Deluxe 4 Book Collection (and box) Hobbit, LOTR, Silmarillion & Hurin

£139.99 (0 Bids)
End Date: Saturday May-5-2012 10:32:36 BST

And then a little more looking turned up another set that will ship internationally.


The J. R. R. Tolkien Collection

£2.20 (2 Bids)
End Date: Sunday May-6-2012 15:59:09 BST

I'd quite like this set --but neither buyer has actually opened any of the editions or stated that they bought it when it first appeared. So, don't think I'll be bidding. Don't particularly want a set with a 3rd impression LR...

BH

Don't see this one show up often any more (and don't think the TS has had it available for a while now).

Some Light on Middle-Earth by Crawford Printed in England by Tolkien Society

(c) 1985

US $45.00
End Date: Wednesday May-30-2012 16:00:28 PDT
Buy It Now for only: US $45.00

Someone bought it !! (at full price $75,000)

Wow!

Here's an odd bit of spiel -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/J-R-R-TOLKIEN ... tible&hash=item2ebde97fe2

Under the heading 'Origin' the vendor has written 'India' - giving the impression that this edition comes from the sub-continent.

And, in the main body of the text we get this -

"IN THE FINISH OTHER MAP"

- whatever that means.

Careful garm --that post is perilously close to "Wonders"...

BH

Here's something of interest