Also (and I think I posted this before) - a hardback set of the Swedish first editions of LOTR is at an auction which ends in a little over 24 hours...

https://auctionet.com/en/2693348-j-r-r ... sh-edition-1959-61-3-vols

Inspired by northman I will share my recently completed collection of Swedish editions with cover art by the great Inger Edelfeldt:

Lord of the rings 2nd edition hardback 1978, box set.

Ringens värld 1980 (collecting the appendices, Adventures of T Bombadill, Tree and leaf, Homecoming of Beorth.)

Sil 1979
UT 1982
Bolt1 1986
Bolt2 1988

Paperback LotR 1980
Paperback Sil 1980
Paperback LotR 1983
Farmer Giles 1980

All 1st prints

Thank you both for sharing these wonderful pictures of your Swedish editions! More to put on my ever growing wishlist ?

Roac: that boxset is a thing of beauty!

And Remy... trust you to find the unusual (2nd printing FotR) :)

These editions are really gorgeous

There’s a copy of that first softcover edition of The Two Towers (1960) currently on Tradera:

https://www.tradera.com/item/342712/58 ... tr-hobbit-ringarnas-herre

I’d say it’s priced a little high, but it’s a re-listing and didn’t get any bids first time around.

I was inspired by recent discussions, of Inger Edelfeldt's beautiful illustrations, to write to her to say how much these mean, and also to ask if she wouldn't mind signing my 1980 FOTR.

I'm pleased to say that she very kindly did so

Thats wonderful Matt. I hope you told her about this thread.

Roäc,
How do you find such volumes?

Arbor wrote:

Roäc,
How do you find such volumes?

You'll be able to find a lot on these sites:

https://www.bokborsen.se/ (like a Swedish Abebooks)

https://www.tradera.com/ (like a Swedish eBay)

https://www.antikvariat.net/en (another one like Abebooks, but a bit more slanted to book-selling businesses rather than private sellers)

You can change the language on the first one, for the other two I think it will go to the English page.

If you need any help with searching or anything else, feel free to send me a message.