Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Sauron the White
The fly in the ointment is always how you define these things. What to you is fair and equal chance? Can there ever really be such things?
|
No, but it could be fairer than it seems it will be.
As to the books - I've told the story elsewhere on the Downs. And the dealer who bought Michael Tolkien's library still has books of his for sale (or had last time I was in touch), so they aren't hard to get hold of - hence, owning such books is not a rare thing, but its special to own such things when there's only one (or a few) of each. I'm sure the dealer would like to sell them on to anyone who's interested - its his business after all, so anyone who's interested can own something with a family connection fairly easily & relatively cheaply (the six volume set of Gibbon was £100).
In fact, here you go
http://www.abebooks.com/home/NEILEWART/
And a couple of Tolkien books owned by Michael Tolkien here
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Sear...n&x=0&sortby=2