I love the description of possibly an Australian Copy
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/J-R-R-Tolkien-L ... tible&hash=item588d2af84e
is flawless with no mistakes or typos
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/J-R-R-Tolkien-L ... tible&hash=item588d2af84e
RARE Flatsigned Produced Fine Binding Edition You Can ONLY GET THIS VESION(sic) Threw(sic) Us Here At Flagsigned(sic) This Hardcover leather fine binding is flawless with no mistakes or typos. J R.R. Tolkien's complete Lord Of The Rings series in one nice medium sized book.
is flawless with no mistakes or typos
This is not the original slipcase, looks like David Miller's slipcase instead, but why not state that in the description 
(Very good slipcase but seller should state not the original)
Starting Price £1,250.00
(Very good slipcase but seller should state not the original)
Starting Price £1,250.00
1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The true 1st Edition, Allen and Unwin 1963 Deluxe Edition of the 3 volumes of the Lord of the Rings, comprised of "The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers", and "The Return of the King". The books are housed in a slipcase featuring the Pauline Baynes color "triptych" artwork. This cloth bound slipcase is particularly sturdy and in excellent condition. This set is bound in the original Black Buckram cloth with gilt titles, author and publisher to the spines of each volume. Each volume features Bevel-Edged boards, gilded page edges, and original silk bookmark sewn in. The scarcest of all the original Allen & Unwin 1st Editions, as well as the Houghton Mifflin issues. According to publishers records, 1000 or less published, some rumours say only 300 sets produced. Briefly mentioned in the Tolkien bibliography by Hammond and Anderson. These sets very rarely come up for sale. minor marks to book covers and pages edges. Previous owners name top FEP of the Two Towers and Return of the King and on page with the Lord of the Rings poem in the FOTR. There is also some ink inscriptions in the FOTR and ROTK volumes on the FEP/inside book cover/BEP. Maps present in FOTR and TT, not in ROTK. Interestingly the previous owner to whom the inscriptions are written by is the costume designer for the famous Benny Hill t.v shows and his name was Christos panoupolus, whom passed away only last month.
Well, I was initially going to post this under "Lucky Finds," but now that I have received the books, I think it is appropriate to post here. I caught a buy it now ebay listing for a very nice 1963 A&U set of LotR with original jackets for 50GBP! Great deal, right? Well, yes, and no. I will maintain that it was a great deal because the books themselved are really near fine condition.... and, the jackets are perfectly in tact. The ebay listing stated that they were in protective plastic film, so I assumed they would be in good shape. Turns out, they were indeed in protective plastic film, because they are laminated! LAMINATED DUST JACKETS!!! The lamination has caused the inks to bleed, creating a sort of 'ghosting' appearance around all the print. LAMINATED DUST JACKETS!!! UGGHHH!! What a way to ruin a nice set. It may have originally been well intended, but..... UGGHHH!!
laurel wrote:
LOL
Now that would have been a good deal. Are you sending back?
No, Laurel, I am not sending them back. They came from the UK and I am in the US. The way the postal system has been operating due to US Homeland Security over the last six months or so, everything I have purchased from the UK has taken a minimum of 30 days to arrive (even airmail packages). As I said, the books themselves are in fantastic condition, and I think well worth the money.
Great rewards of bargain hunting always come with inherent risks. All part of the fun!
P.S. Anyone looking for a nice set of laminated dust jackets?
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2006