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Two new additions:
Farmer Giles of Ham: 50th Anniversary Edition (William Morrow) and The Hobbit (illustrated by Alan Lee) (William Morrow: later printing of the 2012 edition)
Nothing too fancy or rare (I don’t buy books because of their potential value) but here’s my latest Tolkien books.
I want to add that I’m glad I found this particular edition of Farmer Giles. The reason being, is that when I was first discovering the various editions of Tolkien’s books back in 2001 and deciding which ones I wanted; I liked the ‘Collins’ paperback set (w/ cover art by John Howe for the LotR books and David Wyatt for The Hobbit.) But, I wanted something ‘nicer’ than just a paperback. So after a bit of research, I chose the one-book hardback edition of LotR with Howe’s Gandalf on the dustjacket (same text-setting as the Collins ones) and a copy of The Hobbit in hardcover that has David Wyatt’s chapter illustrations. I got the same ‘contents’ as those Collins editions, but in hardcover form.
A good 10, maybe 15 years later, I discovered that Farmer Giles also existed in that Collins format. I wanted it in hardcover, from the late ‘90s or early 2000s to ‘go with’ my original copies of The Hobbit & LotR. The only hardback that existed (I mean, being produced) then was the pocket one: enh.
Until last month, when I found the one featured in my post for a great price! (I’ve seen it before via Tolkienbooks.net but I mean I discovered an online listing the one in my post).
So NOW I have ‘hardcover versions’ of those Collins paperbacks! 😊 As such, one ‘part’ of my collection is complete, in a sense.
I’d like to add that I’m including a few extra photos of the Lee Hobbit, due to quite a variances (mostly if the dustjacket) existing over time. I grabbed this edition, because due to the hype a few months ago w/ the Folio Limited Edition of The Hobbit, I realized I didn’t have a copy of the Lee-illustrated version.
To part with, it seems that WM editions of The Hobbit (2012), LotR titles (2002) and Silmarillion (2004) are readily available and ‘new’ from retailers like B&N and Amazon US. The LotR boxed set (2002) - however easily o tainted via markets - seems to be dis continued from those retailers.
Farmer Giles of Ham: 50th Anniversary Edition (William Morrow) and The Hobbit (illustrated by Alan Lee) (William Morrow: later printing of the 2012 edition)
Nothing too fancy or rare (I don’t buy books because of their potential value) but here’s my latest Tolkien books.
I want to add that I’m glad I found this particular edition of Farmer Giles. The reason being, is that when I was first discovering the various editions of Tolkien’s books back in 2001 and deciding which ones I wanted; I liked the ‘Collins’ paperback set (w/ cover art by John Howe for the LotR books and David Wyatt for The Hobbit.) But, I wanted something ‘nicer’ than just a paperback. So after a bit of research, I chose the one-book hardback edition of LotR with Howe’s Gandalf on the dustjacket (same text-setting as the Collins ones) and a copy of The Hobbit in hardcover that has David Wyatt’s chapter illustrations. I got the same ‘contents’ as those Collins editions, but in hardcover form.
A good 10, maybe 15 years later, I discovered that Farmer Giles also existed in that Collins format. I wanted it in hardcover, from the late ‘90s or early 2000s to ‘go with’ my original copies of The Hobbit & LotR. The only hardback that existed (I mean, being produced) then was the pocket one: enh.
Until last month, when I found the one featured in my post for a great price! (I’ve seen it before via Tolkienbooks.net but I mean I discovered an online listing the one in my post).
So NOW I have ‘hardcover versions’ of those Collins paperbacks! 😊 As such, one ‘part’ of my collection is complete, in a sense.
I’d like to add that I’m including a few extra photos of the Lee Hobbit, due to quite a variances (mostly if the dustjacket) existing over time. I grabbed this edition, because due to the hype a few months ago w/ the Folio Limited Edition of The Hobbit, I realized I didn’t have a copy of the Lee-illustrated version.
To part with, it seems that WM editions of The Hobbit (2012), LotR titles (2002) and Silmarillion (2004) are readily available and ‘new’ from retailers like B&N and Amazon US. The LotR boxed set (2002) - however easily o tainted via markets - seems to be dis continued from those retailers.
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