First Editions

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by narfforc

I bought a 1959 copy of The Hobbit from the Oxfam shop in Preston, they knew exactly how much it was worth and it wasn't £3, so beware they are not all stupid

That's Lancastrians for you though. Cannier than most. Sheffield seems to lag behind a bit in that way, as shown by the £3 India paper edition. There used to be a 2nd hand bookstall outside my office too and the guy used to save me any Tolkien stuff, including a dirt cheap lovely box set. Plus I found the Family Album for £2 in a remaindered bookshop here.

Now excuse me while I set the watchmen up on the city walls to bar you all from entry.

We saw a 1963 Hobbit in Oxford's Oxfam last week and it was about £120, and it looked well-read, too.