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Houghton Mifflin 50th anniversary Lord of The Rings question
11 Apr, 2023
2023-4-11 11:36:19 PM UTC
2023-4-11 11:36:19 PM UTC
Hello everyone, this is my first post here on the forum but not my first time reading.
Does anyone know how many prints the dark grey HM (US) version of the 50th anniversary edition is up to by now? Does it mirror the UK reprints?
I have the same question for the children of Hurin deluxe edition, apparently the HM print is less then the UK in reprints, likely from having an initial larger number of books printed, or am I way off course assuming so? The HM version seems harder to find in the sense that it seems to be priced higher then the UK version.
I'm trying to figure out these tings to better understand the market as I am looking to buy a first edition of them both but wish to understand the market a bit better first, it's a bit of a job being quite a few years and reprints behind.
Especially the HM Lord of The Rings 50th one seems to be priced all over the place and hard to find first editions of.
Does anyone know how many prints the dark grey HM (US) version of the 50th anniversary edition is up to by now? Does it mirror the UK reprints?
I have the same question for the children of Hurin deluxe edition, apparently the HM print is less then the UK in reprints, likely from having an initial larger number of books printed, or am I way off course assuming so? The HM version seems harder to find in the sense that it seems to be priced higher then the UK version.
I'm trying to figure out these tings to better understand the market as I am looking to buy a first edition of them both but wish to understand the market a bit better first, it's a bit of a job being quite a few years and reprints behind.
Especially the HM Lord of The Rings 50th one seems to be priced all over the place and hard to find first editions of.
The HMH 50th LOTR went at least to the 11th print. I bought one in 2020 and it’s an 11. Pictured below next to my first print.
While a friend bought a new volume of the UK HC 50th deluxe just last year and got a 14th print. Also as an aside while the deluxe HarperCollins LOTR volume is still in print and can be bought new, I believe the HMH LOTR is now out of print and can only be purchased on the secondary market or from existing dealer stock
The HMH COH deluxe only got three prints before going out of print which is why it’s harder to come by. (Pictured below as well)
While the UK HC COH Deluxe is at least in the 8th print by now. Saw an 8th print copyright page in another group on FaceBook a few months ago.
While a friend bought a new volume of the UK HC 50th deluxe just last year and got a 14th print. Also as an aside while the deluxe HarperCollins LOTR volume is still in print and can be bought new, I believe the HMH LOTR is now out of print and can only be purchased on the secondary market or from existing dealer stock
The HMH COH deluxe only got three prints before going out of print which is why it’s harder to come by. (Pictured below as well)
While the UK HC COH Deluxe is at least in the 8th print by now. Saw an 8th print copyright page in another group on FaceBook a few months ago.
Rayeknor wrote:
Just snagged a US copy of CoH first edition on ebay for $70 which seemed like a decent deal, so one down one to go but unable to find any first edition of the HM lotr anywhere. Does anyone have a ballpark what to expect price wise? I'm seeing everything from fifty to well over a hundred dollars for the 50th anniversary HM lotr on the second hand market, but unable to find any listing or info specifically pointing to the first edition.
$70 is probably fine for a 1st print HMH CoH deluxe. The 1st print HMH 50th LOTR are out there, you'll just have to continue to look around and poke dealers for images of copyright pages when not present in the listing. The original list price was $100 or $85 and I'd say if you can get it for around that original total that would be a good price.
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