Mauro D86 wrote:

Hi! Some recent acquisitions

"J.R.R. Tolkien, Scholar and Storyteller" was owned by Ursula Dronke, who wrote one of the essays included in the anthology. Some minor corrections are pencilled (by her?) in the pages containing her essay "Narrative Insight in Laxdaela Saga".

I need your help with this book, because it lacks the DJ. Does anyone have a scan of the DJ or a facsimile one? Any help would be appreciated!

Thank you!
Mauro

Hi Mauro,

I can help you with a scan of the wrapper, if that helps. Please send me a PM with your email address

Ithildin wrote:

Hi Mauro,

I can help you with a scan of the wrapper, if that helps. Please send me a PM with your email address

PM sent. Thank you, Ithildin!

My latest aquisitions:

The fall of gondolin - easton press.
Paid £90 to buyer here in norway. This one goes for up to 3 times that these days. Like new - still fabric wrapped. Someone got it as a present a while ago and simply wasn't interested. I collect both the easton press and the HC slipcase Deluxe editions. It varies what publisher gets a volume most right for me but eastons 'gondolin' is my favourite. Beautiful book and now out of its plastic at last.

The book of lost tales part 2 - first edition, first print. Paid £ 50. Very good condition.

northman wrote:

My latest aquisitions:

The fall of gondolin - easton press.
Paid £90 to buyer here in norway. This one goes for up to 3 times that these days. Like new - still fabric wrapped. Someone got it as a present a while ago and simply wasn't interested. I collect both the easton press and the HC slipcase Deluxe editions. It varies what publisher gets a volume most right for me but eastons 'gondolin' is my favourite. Beautiful book and now out of its plastic at last.

The book of lost tales part 2 - first edition, first print. Paid £ 50. Very good condition.

As a word of caution with Easton Press, they *always* reprint every Tolkien title in the end (every single Tolkien title has been reprinted excluding the most recent). They do not state print history, so it is not possible to state whether an EP title is a first print (at least once they have issued a reprint, it isn't). People sometimes ask (and get) a lot of money for them, but wait a while and you will always be able to purchase new from EP at some point when the title has been reprinted. So don't get lulled into paying hundreds of pounds for anything!

There are a couple of sellers that exploit the EP market quite effectively, particularly rare_book_cellar. He has dipped his toes into exploiting the Tolkien market with limited success (thankfully).

One catch with Easton Press is that they have limited market rights for Tolkien - USA only, I believe, at least for most titles. So if you don't live in the USA or have a friend who will act as a forwarder, you cannot order direct from them and have to go through a reseller.

Urulókë wrote:

One catch with Easton Press is that they have limited market rights for Tolkien - USA only, I believe, at least for most titles. So if you don't live in the USA or have a friend who will act as a forwarder, you cannot order direct from them and have to go through a reseller.

When I was collecting them, it seemed to be very variable. They didn't have rights to send Hobbit/LoTR, etc, outside the US, but they were fine sending Beowulf and Fall of Arthur. These days the easy way is definitely to use a freight forwarder that gives you a US address. Probably no more expensive than paying the EP international shipping.

Stu wrote:

When I was collecting them, it seemed to be very variable. They didn't have rights to send Hobbit/LoTR, etc, outside the US, but they were fine sending Beowulf and Fall of Arthur. These days the easy way is definitely to use a freight forwarder that gives you a US address. Probably no more expensive than paying the EP international shipping.

That's what I do - use a freight forwarder. Luckily Irish Post (An Post) have a US forwarding service and it only works out at 16 Euro to forward to Ireland. But because it is a USA Shipping Address, EP add on US Sales Tax (though it's a relatively small amount).

Stu wrote:

As a word of caution with Easton Press, they *always* reprint every Tolkien title in the end (every single Tolkien title has been reprinted excluding the most recent). They do not state print history, so it is not possible to state whether an EP title is a first print (at least once they have issued a reprint, it isn't). People sometimes ask (and get) a lot of money for them, but wait a while and you will always be able to purchase new from EP at some point when the title has been reprinted. So don't get lulled into paying hundreds of pounds for anything!

There are a couple of sellers that exploit the EP market quite effectively, particularly rare_book_cellar. He has dipped his toes into exploiting the Tolkien market with limited success (thankfully).

Yea I read an earlier thread on this forum were you (I think) and some others discussed Easton Press and these issues. I admit to doing a bit of studying the last few weeks of what you and other seniors here have written. I have a long perspective on these (not buying 'beren and luthien' or 'beowulf' anytime soon in other words), and can wait for reprints. I do find these books beautiful though (for the most part...i dont like the cover designs for a few), and comparing EP 'fall of gondolin' against the HC slipcase deluxe for about the same price is a knock out in favour of EP in my personal taste.

northman wrote:

Stu wrote:

As a word of caution with Easton Press, they *always* reprint every Tolkien title in the end (every single Tolkien title has been reprinted excluding the most recent). They do not state print history, so it is not possible to state whether an EP title is a first print (at least once they have issued a reprint, it isn't). People sometimes ask (and get) a lot of money for them, but wait a while and you will always be able to purchase new from EP at some point when the title has been reprinted. So don't get lulled into paying hundreds of pounds for anything!

There are a couple of sellers that exploit the EP market quite effectively, particularly rare_book_cellar. He has dipped his toes into exploiting the Tolkien market with limited success (thankfully).

Yea I read an earlier thread on this forum were you (I think) and some others discussed Easton Press and these issues. I admit to doing a bit of studying the last few weeks of what you and other seniors here have written. I have a long perspective on these (not buying 'beren and luthien' or 'beowulf' anytime soon in other words), and can wait for reprints. I do find these books beautiful though (for the most part...i dont like the cover designs for a few), and comparing EP 'fall of gondolin' against the HC slipcase deluxe for about the same price is a knock out in favour of EP in my personal taste.

Oh, there is no doubt that the EP FoG is a better made book than the HarperCollins deluxe (which was quite bland). I kind of felt that EP almost got things right with Beowulf, in that they had the right logo on the front and they kept the "meaningless decoration" to a minimum, then they kind of went off the rails again stylistically. Horses for courses, though -- and if you find them pleasing, I don't think they are bad value (new).

It's time for me to delve into Esperanto again! I'll also try to read The Silmarillion in Italian, what a beautiful illustrated edition this is!