Here are my recent acquisitions from the last 6 months :
- The Hobbit, 1st US edition 1938, third state, in library binding - The Hobbit, 2nd US Edition, 8th printing 1956 - The Hobbit, 2nd US Edition, 14th printing 1963 - The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, 1st printings collector Editions (1973 & 1974) - The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two towers, The Return of the King (1st/12th 1962, 1st/6th 1959, 1st/9th 1962) - Roman Britain and the English Settlements. R. G. Collingwood and J.N.L. Myres. 1936. Clarendon Press. Tolkien helped 'untiringly with problems of Celtic philology. I managed to grab a First edition in jacket, which seems uncomon (always saw 2nd editions in jackets here and there) - The Hornbook, March/April 1938, with adds and descriptive text about the publication of the First edition of the Hobbit in the US. - A guide to middle earth (Foster) : 1st paperback edition/ 1st printing - The Great Tales never end - And a rare edition of the Hobbit in french - 1992 (the only Tolkien book in french langage with a cover by R. Garland)
Otherwise, I don't know if some of you are aware of the recent publication of the "The Great book of King Arthur" (HC) with some nice illustrations by John Howe. By the way the book is dedicated to Thomas Malory and J.R.R. Tolkien. Smart.
Always nice to see Hobbits. Did you manage to also find a good price on the 63?
I finally bought a Cascades Hobbit. For whatever reason I have always forgotten about the auctions whenever they come up. I know they aren't rare, but this has - for some reason - always been missed.
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