3 Sep, 2017
2017-9-3 2:46:01 PM UTC
Greetings Fellow Collectors!
I am utterly a novice when it comes to collecting Tolkien books, but I am no stranger to the beautiful hobby of collecting. I have been a lifelong fan of modern and contemporary arts, antiques, Star Wars prop replicas, and etc, and I would like to transcends my love of collecting in to collecting Tolkien books!
As my wife has placed a severe limit on how much I can spend, I decided to collect all the "unique" and "rare" Silmarillion books as a start.
I have used the website prepared by Mr. Pieter himself as a guide, but I see that it lacks several of the "important and unique" pieces including the Uncorrected Proofs, Dummy Copies, Bound for Methuen version, and many other rare and unique pieces that I may not know.
What I can do is search thousands of threads on this forum to look for all the other editions, but I am certainly sure there is an authoritative source that lists all the books!
Does anyone know of such source? Thank you!
4 Sep, 2017
2017-9-4 12:58:08 PM UTC
Stu wrote:
Tolkienbooks.net,http://tolkienbooks.net/php/gallery.php?subsection=42, is a good place to start. That doesn't list uncorrected proofs, though. After that, I'd guess Khamûl, on this site knows about as much as anyone (and probably more) about collecting Silmarillions.
Greetings Mr. Stu,
Thank you very much for the link! After I posted my original posting, I came cross that very guide upon perusing the forum.
This is by far, the most comprehensive and most well-organized guide for a novice like me to depend on.
Thank you very much!
4 Sep, 2017
2017-9-4 8:54:46 PM UTC
Literally nothing beats Deagol's site.
BH
5 Sep, 2017
2017-9-5 4:34:17 PM UTC
Khamûl wrote:
Literally nothing beats Deagol's site.
BH
You venerable folks are true gentlemen. I was told that you are the authoritative figure when it comes to collecting the Silmarillion, and yet, you are here letting us know that Mr. Deagol's site trumps everything else!
May I kindly ask for the link to Mr. Deagol's site? Thank you!
5 Sep, 2017
2017-9-5 5:33:34 PM UTC
You venerable folks are true gentlemen. I was told that you are the authoritative figure when it comes to collecting the Silmarillion, and yet, you are here letting us know that Mr. Deagol's site trumps everything else!
May I kindly ask for the link to Mr. Deagol's site? Thank you!
You've already got it...
Deagol's site is
TolkienBooks.net and I will also chime in to say that the site is unsurpassed. Enjoy it and always big thanks to
Deagol!
5 Sep, 2017
2017-9-5 7:50:26 PM UTC
Sorry for the confusion; the site I refer to is the one you've already been linked to, Tolkienbooks.net. The owner of the site is Deagol on here. I think I speak for a lot of collectors (of a certain era) in saying that TolkienBooks has been a invaluable source for book collecting, unmatched by any other online source. I'm, personally, forever grateful for it's existence & for all the work Deagol put into creating it.
But, yeh, if you have something specific to ask about The Silmarillion I might be able to help. But just ask away; there are plenty of knowledgeable folks on here who'll be willing to help. There are certainly a few on here who have far more "special" copies than me, that's for sure.
BH
8 Sep, 2017
2017-9-8 5:57:15 PM UTC
Khamûl wrote:
Sorry for the confusion; the site I refer to is the one you've already been linked to, Tolkienbooks.net. The owner of the site is Deagol on here. I think I speak for a lot of collectors (of a certain era) in saying that TolkienBooks has been a invaluable source for book collecting, unmatched by any other online source. I'm, personally, forever grateful for it's existence & for all the work Deagol put into creating it.
But, yeh, if you have something specific to ask about The Silmarillion I might be able to help. But just ask away; there are plenty of knowledgeable folks on here who'll be willing to help. There are certainly a few on here who have far more "special" copies than me, that's for sure.
BH
Ahhh I see this is embarrassing haha.
I have checked this site's individual title section and I was amazed at all the attentive details that Mr. Deagol has put for even the most mundane of the edition.
Once again, thank you for the help!
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