Trotter wrote:
Happy days, my Tolkien collection used to fit in one bookcase in 2007

I am surprised how many copies of The Silmarillion I had then compared to other titles.

Am I seeing this correctly!?!? Rebound copies of first ed. first imp. LOTR and the Hobbit amongst your collection!?!?

I'd be more concerned that he has a copy of The Tolkien Bestiary. For shame...

Stu wrote:
I'd be more concerned that he has a copy of The Tolkien Bestiary. For shame...

My parents bought me this copy of "The Tolkien Bestiary" as an Xmas present when it first came out.

I appreciate that today, it was for shame, but I did not know at the time when I was given this, that the book is complete rubbish, but it does have very good illustrations?

Trotter wrote:

Stu wrote:
I'd be more concerned that he has a copy of The Tolkien Bestiary. For shame...

My parents bought me this copy of "The Tolkien Bestiary" as an Xmas present when it first came out.

I appreciate that today, it was for shame, but I did not know at the time when I was given this, that the book is complete rubbish, but it does have very good illustrations?

Yeah, that's exactly how I got my copy (although my original copy had an accident involving the spokes of a BMX). If 99% if copies aren't given as gifts, I'd be surprised. Fortunately I don't get Tolkien gifts any more, so I am safe from receiving further copies of Day's masterwork(s).

I agree that some of the illustrations are actually quite good. And a welcome chnge from the "safe" tedium of Alan Lee, to be honest.

I too like much of the art, and have a copy (at least one, I'd have to look) and don't recommend anyone read the text.

I've solved the "Tolkien book gift" problem with an Amazon wishlist - I got the Flora of Middle-earth for Christmas this year as I was hoping.

As this post resurfaced as an On This Day post, here is the same bookcase today

😆 I think the folk of the Shire have taken over that one now!

Huan wrote:

😆 I think the folk of the Shire have taken over that one now!

Hobbits only now