Red, not the same set though, I don't think; latter listed set has slightly more sun-damaged RK dj spine, and mark to TT dj spine. They probably just listed it after seeing that other price! I'd be amazed if it went for more...

BH

What do you all think of this one? Very strange to me to see a 'flat signed' CoH out there. Signature looks almost good, but pretty dodgy, if you ask me. It's a bit too loopy for me to believe it is Christopher Tolkien's hand.

http://cgi.ebay.com/SIGNED-J-R-R-Tolk ... 5643e2a137#ht_2470wt_1163

Yeh, I didn't think the signature was very smart either. And, a US CoH flatsigned? --I don't think so. Auction is very short, but, again, not very highly priced I don't suppose. I've queried: no reply.

BH

Are you sure?

Good morning. Flatsigned. No bookplate.
- alamo-books

But how?

GHi. As far as i'm aware it was sent to Chris Tolkein to be signed on behalf of a small library in East Texas.
- alamo-books

Still a bargain to be had, if you fancy the story. Less than an hour to go...

BH

Did not sell, but the seller seems to have 100's of other signed books for sale though (in fact every book is signed that they are selling).

Competition

Very easy I think but what is wrong with this items description???

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RARE The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien 1954 w original DJ!!

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Seller: diverjbks

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Ended May 18, 2011

This item ended more than 90 days ago

Only thing that jumps off the page to me is "some wear to the top and bottom of its spine" is putting it quite mildly - actually completely inaccurate.

"Chipped with missing pieces at top and base of spine and detached piece infringing on publisher name at base of spine " may be a little more accurate.

Is that it? Or is there something else?

It is all in the pictures.

(I agree on the dust-wrapper spine, very poorly described by the seller, but not what I was looking for)

The 'Mirkwood' picture ought not to be there!

- that's from 1st edition Houghton Mifflin edition, I think.

Correct, it should not be.

I often wondered why it was not in the later copies, did Tolkien not like it or think it was out of place in the book? (hopefully this may be explained in a book coming out soon )