Tiny Turtle wrote:

LanceFormation wrote:

So, I decided to buy something a little different…

How very cool. I love this.

Thanks Tiny Turtle

#3 Lance.. congratulations!

LanceFormation wrote:

it is a little holiday note from Tolkien to his driver, a Mrs. Parke, with Tolkien’s initials and a hand drawn holly.

Are the two fruits drawn bellow chestnuts or something else?

It is Holly berries.

Trotter wrote:

It is Holly berries.

Sorry, I mean these two. Are they brown holly berries? I do find some pictures saying "Rare Yellow Berry Holly Trees".

I don't normally get three packages in one day, but today was a happy one: a later set of US first editions arrived (later impressions than the ones I posted earlier this week) and two of the boxed sets of the UK second editions. The one set still has really nice, colorful spines, which I love.

zionius wrote:

Trotter wrote:

It is Holly berries.

Sorry, I mean these two. Are they brown holly berries? I do find some pictures saying "Rare Yellow Berry Holly Trees".

So not sure what that is. The description of the letter on TolkienGateway and from the seller makes no mention of that being a second little drawing (where the description does describe the holly). It could even be an odd smudge. When I get the letter in hand I’ll look closely.

Tiny Turtle wrote:

I don't normally get three packages in one day, but today was a happy one: a later set of US first editions arrived (later impressions than the ones I posted earlier this week) and two of the boxed sets of the UK second editions. The one set still has really nice, colorful spines, which I love.

Nice haul! Congrats!

Tiny Turtle wrote:

I don't normally get three packages in one day, but today was a happy one: a later set of US first editions arrived (later impressions than the ones I posted earlier this week) and two of the boxed sets of the UK second editions. The one set still has really nice, colorful spines, which I love.

Congrats!! Great acquisitions!!

Went to a used bookstore while my son had basketball practice this morning. The 1995 Two Towers happened to be the one I needed to finish a set, and appears unread. The fold-out map was still glued shut and needed some careful surgery to open.