Advice on 2nd ed of LoTR / Hobbit 3d ed?
2 Jun, 2022
2022-6-2 11:09:33 AM UTC
2022-6-2 11:09:33 AM UTC
Hello,
I was wondering if you could give me some advice in regards to price of 2nd edition of LoTR or 3rd ed of Hobbit. I apologise if it was already explained somewhere else but I couldn't find it.
I'm not really a collector - I tend to buy whatever cheap edition I find of titles I'm missing. As long as they are readable and not falling apart, I'm alright. However, I've been thinking of buying the second edition of the Lord of the Rings books or third edition of Hobbit but I'm not sure what price is considered acceptable and not too overpriced. LoTR for example, I saw some 2nd ed 8th impression for £30 for one book, or 2nd ed 11 impression for £70 for all 3 books, or 2 ed 6th impression (with ownership inscription) for £110 for all 3. Third edition of Hobbit mostly leaned towards £100 and more.
Any guidance would be much appreciated! And if not, thank you for reading anyway. Also sorry for the long post.
I was wondering if you could give me some advice in regards to price of 2nd edition of LoTR or 3rd ed of Hobbit. I apologise if it was already explained somewhere else but I couldn't find it.
I'm not really a collector - I tend to buy whatever cheap edition I find of titles I'm missing. As long as they are readable and not falling apart, I'm alright. However, I've been thinking of buying the second edition of the Lord of the Rings books or third edition of Hobbit but I'm not sure what price is considered acceptable and not too overpriced. LoTR for example, I saw some 2nd ed 8th impression for £30 for one book, or 2nd ed 11 impression for £70 for all 3 books, or 2 ed 6th impression (with ownership inscription) for £110 for all 3. Third edition of Hobbit mostly leaned towards £100 and more.
Any guidance would be much appreciated! And if not, thank you for reading anyway. Also sorry for the long post.
Welcome to the site and we like long posts 
You used to be able to get UK 3rd edition Hobbits for around £50 but they now tend to start at about £100. However, Stu posted an abebooks link yesterday for a £50 example which you may want to have a look at.
https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/n ... t_id=39722#forumpost39722
As for the Lord of the Rings, all copies after 1966 are second editions, so you have a lot of choice. If you have no copies at all then I would look for a box-set, these two are both really good choices.
http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=1180
http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=1185
There is a set on eBay at the moment which is currently £51.
You used to be able to get UK 3rd edition Hobbits for around £50 but they now tend to start at about £100. However, Stu posted an abebooks link yesterday for a £50 example which you may want to have a look at.
https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/n ... t_id=39722#forumpost39722
As for the Lord of the Rings, all copies after 1966 are second editions, so you have a lot of choice. If you have no copies at all then I would look for a box-set, these two are both really good choices.
http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=1180
http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=1185
There is a set on eBay at the moment which is currently £51.
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