Which volumes of HoME would you recommend?

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by skip spence

But then again, who in their right mind would pay 20 Euro for a 400 page index? I mean, could this really be a economically viable project? Or are there really enough Tolkien maniacs and academics around for it to justify the 13 books?

Yes. We've got two copies (and three sets of HoME).

Once you get into them, the index is really useful - in fact, it's impossible to find any references without it!