I have checked http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=822 and like HarperCollins they have no records of how many were printed.

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J.R.R. TOLKIEN UNFINISHED TALES. HB. 1980

254626113634

Seller: sje68

(2818)

Ended Jun 15, 2020

This item ended more than 90 days ago

Saw this the other day, wasnt on for long. Maybe someone got it here.

It was me !
Extra lucky on that one !

Great buy well done

Thank you laurel. I came, I saw, I bought.
7 sec.

Wow! Great buy.

Emilien wrote:
It was me !
Extra lucky on that one !

Ha, you got ripped off - you paid a full 29 pence more than I paid for my last copy!

Emilien - Hilarious that was bought by someone here! Though not unexpected. The purple UT first hit my radar this week, and after doing a deep dive through addall and ebay, I saw this marvel of a sale and mourned it hard. Congrats!

Caudimordax wrote:

Emilien - Hilarious that was bought by someone here! Though not unexpected. The purple UT first hit my radar this week, and after doing a deep dive through addall and ebay, I saw this marvel of a sale and mourned it hard. Congrats!

Keep your eyes peeled, be lucky and you will find one in the end. We have no idea how many copies of these exist (HarperCollins have no records), but anecdotally, I think more of them are turning up. My first copy took me years to find, without even seeing any copies for sale. The last few years, they turn up infrequently, but at least two or three a year.

Cheers Stu, that's encouraging! I've gotten into a habit of scanning eBay and addall every day now, hopefully a decently priced one rears its head and I can nab it quickly enough. Or perhaps someone in the forums will be kind enough to sell me their extra... hey, you never know!