Khamûl wrote:
SpeedyHen still have £48.12 on their listing for GK, but it's "unavailable" now.

There's a secondary seller on Amazon (with probably no more than half a dozen copies in stock) selling this right now for £47.82. Anyone seen cheaper?

No - but blackwells also have it cheaper than Amazon at £52.99

https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/prod ... 393625?a_aid=tolkienguide

And, unlike Amazon, Blackwell's is an idependent BOOK seller, as opposed to a soulless, wholesale company

Printed in Italy has sealed it for me - I've ordered a copy (if it was printed in China or simply not stated, I was passing for ethical reasons I'm not allowed to discuss for fear of offending the CCP). I'm pleased, as it looks like a decent effort from HC.

Stu wrote:
Printed in Italy has sealed it for me - I've ordered a copy (if it was printed in China or simply not stated, I was passing). I'm pleased, as it looks like a decent effort from HC.

I am quick to lash HC but this does look like being a decent effort and I am relieved we are getting an Italy printing.

insurrbution wrote:
And, unlike Amazon, Blackwell's is an idependent BOOK seller, as opposed to a soulless, wholesale company

Sadly, not just a wholesale company, but a cloud computing behemoth. Two-thirds of their revenue is now from AWS. Selling physical goods is almost a sideline at this point.

Stu wrote:

insurrbution wrote:
And, unlike Amazon, Blackwell's is an idependent BOOK seller, as opposed to a soulless, wholesale company

Sadly, not just a wholesale company, but a cloud computing behemoth. Two-thirds of their revenue is now from AWS. Selling physical goods is almost a sideline at this point.

Yep, and the scariest part is they sell 380Million physical SKUs a year on average and yet your 'sideline' jab is spot on!

I'm not going to deny that I use them - but not for books (Chapters and Blackwell's most often).

If there's a local store that offers the same selection and prices, I'd be all over that.

I ordered mine from Book Depository but will have to wait about 15 - 25 days for delivery. No biggie. I am patient.

Happened to be doing a scan on Blackwells for forthcoming Tolkien related books, and here's what they have currently on the calendar that I found potentially interesting:

The Science of Middle-earth - Hardback - 06 Apr 2021

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The Science of Middle-Earth

Roland Lehoucq (editor), Loïc Mangin (editor), Jean-Sébastien Steyer (editor), Arnaud Rafaelian (illustrator), Tina A. Kover (translator)

9781643136165

(hardback)

$43.57

Availability: Unknown

Check at Blackwell's

JRR Tolkien and the Arts: A Theology of Subcreation - Paperback - 01 Mar 2021

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J.R.R. Tolkien and the Arts

Charlie Starr (contributions), Donald Williams (contributions), Melody Green (editor)

9781941106136

(paperback)

$24.95

Availability: Unknown

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The Real JRR Tolkien - Hardback - 28 Feb 2021

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The Real J.R.R. Tolkien

Jesse Xander

9781526765154

(hardback)

$22.98

Availability: Usually dispatched within 48 hours

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Tolkien, by Raymond Edwards - Paperback - 01 Jan 2021

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Tolkien

Raymond Edwards

9780719831041

(paperback)

$21.52

Availability: Usually dispatched within 48 hours

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Tree of Tales: Tolkien, Literature, and Theology - Hardback - 15 Nov 2020

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Tree of Tales

Trevor Hart (editor), Ivan Khovacs (editor)

9781481314671

(hardback)

$55.26

Availability: Unknown

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Beren and Lúthien - Unabridged Audio CD - 12 Nov 2020

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Beren and Lúthien

J. R. R. Tolkien (author), Christopher Tolkien (editor)

9780008214241

(audio CD)

$22.43

Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

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The Fall of Gondolin - Unabridged Audio CD - 12 Nov 2020

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The Fall of Gondolin

J. R. R. Tolkien (author), Christopher Tolkien (editor)

9780008380441

(audio CD)

$22.43

Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

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Letters from Father Christmas Centenary Edition - Hardback - 29 Oct 2020

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Letters from Father Christmas

J. R. R. Tolkien

9780008406844

(hardback)

$34.14

Availability: Unknown

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That Science of Middle Earth most caught my attention. Anyone have insights beyond what Blackwell's states about the book on the product listing? Seems like a good fit with Flora of Middle Earth, the upcoming Nature of Middle Earth, as well as Ents, Elves, and Eriador.