Recent Acquisitions

Stu

9 Jul, 2022
2022-7-9 9:10:17 PM UTC

Nice Urulókë - I will never understand how you guys find the time to find the books (never mind reading them)!

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Urulókë

9 Jul, 2022
2022-7-9 9:15:11 PM UTC

Stu wrote:
Nice Urulókë - I will never understand how you guys find the time to find the books (never mind reading them)!

Most of these recent ones came from a local friend/acquaintance who had a "box in the garage" they wanted to get rid of. I took the whole box, of which about a third filled gaps in my collection, and the rest I am starting to sell off. Doesn't happen often but it is always fun when it does. I almost turned down the box just because of space, but talked myself into it. ?

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northman

9 Jul, 2022
2022-7-9 9:39:08 PM UTC

Urulókë wrote:
Here’s the front of the ARC (and a few others because they were handy) ?

Yes one more shippey ARC doesnt Hurt:)

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Huan

10 Jul, 2022
2022-7-10 11:01:33 AM UTC

I’ve never seen those covers before. I really like those.

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Taivo

10 Jul, 2022
2022-7-10 11:28:05 PM UTC

northman wrote:
Been looking to complete this set in decent condition a good while. First printings from 1980 this swedish LotR set is one of the most beautiful paperback sets i know of thanks to the amazing Inger Edelfeldt. The FotR (with nazgul in the shire) in particular is a candidate for favourite PB. Printed in GB by Richard Clay Ltd.

Wow. Those are, indeed, beautiful examples of the Ohlmarks translation. The "local artist" illustrations are always special.

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Emilien

11 Jul, 2022
2022-7-11 11:45:04 AM UTC

Very nice haul Urulókë !
Love those ARC, especially Author of the Century :)
And congrats northman, those covers of this sweddish edition are just wonderful !! :)

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Jlong

11 Jul, 2022
2022-7-11 8:24:10 PM UTC

You all have found lots of great books.

I haven’t purchased much lately, but I managed to pick up a copy of the millennium LotR at a fair price. I used to own a copy, but then sold it off in one of the many moves I’ve made over the years. No CD—this is the American edition.

Also, I highly recommend this eBay seller. One of the best packing jobs I’ve ever seen from any seller anywhere.

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Lord of the Rings Millennium Edition J.R.R. Tolkien New/Sealed US ed free S/H

134166447526

Seller: wjohnston

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Ended Jul 7, 2022

This item ended more than 90 days ago

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Emilien

13 Jul, 2022 (edited)
2022-7-13 12:07:53 PM UTC

Here are my recent acquisitions from the last 6 months :

- The Hobbit, 1st US edition 1938, third state, in library binding
- The Hobbit, 2nd US Edition, 8th printing 1956
- The Hobbit, 2nd US Edition, 14th printing 1963
- The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, 1st printings collector Editions (1973 & 1974)
- The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two towers, The Return of the King (1st/12th 1962, 1st/6th 1959, 1st/9th 1962)
- Roman Britain and the English Settlements. R. G. Collingwood and J.N.L. Myres. 1936. Clarendon Press. Tolkien helped 'untiringly with problems of Celtic philology.
I managed to grab a First edition in jacket, which seems uncomon (always saw 2nd editions in jackets here and there)
- The Hornbook, March/April 1938, with adds and descriptive text about the publication of the First edition of the Hobbit in the US.
- A guide to middle earth (Foster) : 1st paperback edition/ 1st printing
- The Great Tales never end
- And a rare edition of the Hobbit in french - 1992 (the only Tolkien book in french langage with a cover by R. Garland)

Otherwise, I don't know if some of you are aware of the recent publication of the "The Great book of King Arthur" (HC) with some nice illustrations by John Howe. By the way the book is dedicated to Thomas Malory and J.R.R. Tolkien. Smart.

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