northman wrote:

Taivo: I am a frequent visitor of your site. Highly recommended resource.

Thank you, Northman.

Red wrote:

The bust was a gift from my wife. Sometimes, usually late in the evening when I am perusing my collection, she will ask me, "who are you talking to?"

"Just your bust, dear."

For the wellbeing of mere mortals (read: those with limited budgets and/or space) here's my collection. My aim is :
- a single copy of all primary works (my definition is Tolkien Estate releases) in a book form
- secondary works will be built up slowly on similar criteria but are less of interest to me
- hardcover unless silly money
- first edition is a bonus not a requirement
- in new or decent condition
- with a dustwrapper which I cover in a book protector
- to be actually read on a regular basis

I will be buying the new letters book, Mr Bliss and The Road Goes Ever On which for now (I think) makes primary works complete. I will be buying the new box sets and selling my print on demand HOME books as they emerge. I will end up with duplicate Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales but the repagination will justify this and the illustrations are beautiful in the current versions.

That’s a nicely presented collection. Thanks for sharing.

Yes indeed, really nice to see. Interesting too to understand how people collect and with what criteria ("A man got to have a code")

Cheers guys. Hopefully it will encourage others at the start of their journey to post.

As all journeys, no matter how short or long, start with a single step, all collections begin with a single volume. A collection becomes a collection as soon as a second volume joins the first.

Taivo wrote:

As all journeys, no matter how short or long, start with a single step, all collections begin with a single volume. A collection becomes a collection as soon as a second volume joins the first.

Well said indeed!