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J R. R. Tolkien - Fall of Numenor -DELUXE SIGNED Alan Lee + Sibley SLIPCASE 1st

355794540223

Seller: teresat3477

(3947)

Ends Jan 15, 2025 9:27:55 AM UTC

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£175.00

TCGBot wrote:

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J R. R. Tolkien - Fall of Numenor -DELUXE SIGNED Alan Lee + Sibley SLIPCASE 1st

355794540223

Seller: teresat3477

(3947)

Ends Jan 15, 2025 9:27:55 AM UTC

Buy-It-Now:

£175.00

In case anyone is interested in this one, they apparently have multiple, and I was able to get an offer accepted at 136. So there’s a good chance at getting this cheaper than listed price.

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The Hobbit 2004 Deluxe, 1st Edition / 1st Printing - Factory Sealed

205100111087

Seller: collectiblegrekle

(208)

Ended Dec 31, 2024

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$400.00

The listing for the Deluxe Hobbit there says the ISBN10 was only used for the first printing.

Is that accurate?

I thought different printings of the same book usually have the same ISBN.

Yes, Tolkienbooks.net has more information on the isbn, print run, and there’s another thread here on TCG that talks about the 2 variants of the first prints. 👍

It’s interesting that the bot posted it two days after it sold

rosshm16 wrote:

The listing for the Deluxe Hobbit there says the ISBN10 was only used for the first printing.

Is that accurate?

I thought different printings of the same book usually have the same ISBN.

I think they are confusing how the isbn was used for the two early states of this volume as these prints don’t have a printing indication and are not marked as such.

The L.E.G.O. SpA state has Dark-green spine and slipcase. 10-digit ISBN on verso of title page.

The Printing Express state has Mid-green spine and slipcase. 13-digit ISBN on verso of title page.

Halbarad wrote:

It’s interesting that the bot posted it two days after it sold

Sometimes the bot gets a little busy 🤖

Halbarad wrote:

Yes, Tolkienbooks.net has more information on the isbn, print run, and there’s another thread here on TCG that talks about the 2 variants of the first prints. 👍

It’s interesting that the bot posted it two days after it sold

This is one case where I don't agree with Tolkienbooks.net calling these two states. The Printing Express version didn't hit the market until several years after the actual first impression. It is just an incorrectly labelled second impression, rather than an actual second state of the first. HarperCollins and their printers completely failing to update number-lines properly (which has become an ongoing trend).

Halbarad wrote:

It’s interesting that the bot posted it two days after it sold

The bot does get nudges from humans (mostly myself and Mr. Underhill) when we become aware of listings.