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By Dagoth
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1981 Silver Edition hmco

9 Jan, 2023
2023-1-9 8:07:23 PM UTC

Why are the spines different here (silver gilt on first 2 books vs red all 3)

I see nothing written about this on tolkien books. No way that's sun damage ... right?

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9 Jan, 2023
2023-1-9 8:40:22 PM UTC

Dagoth wrote:

Why are the spines different here (silver gilt on first 2 books vs red all 3)

I see nothing written about this on tolkien books. No way that's sun damage ... right?

The red ink on the spines does fade with sun damage, definitely (my copies are exhibiting this as well).
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