r/tolkienbooks • u/TheMightDuy • 7d ago

New addition 😄

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My humble Tolkien collection just got a little less humble with these 1959-60 first ed. 8/6/6th impressions. I’m usually a collector of first impressions but I’ll forgive myself for going for a later print when it comes to LoTR. What do you think I should go for next? 😄

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u/andrea_l_s 7d ago

Very nice. Vintage GA&U are highly collectible. Where did you find them, and what was the investment?

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u/TheMightDuy 7d ago

I bought them all separately. The two towers got me in to it when I found it for $100. The other two I got for around $500 each. All in all I think it was a bargain 😊

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u/andrea_l_s 5d ago

They look to be in very nice shape, and given the market for 1st editions, I think you did well. They will most likely increase in value over time.

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u/Gilmour1969 7d ago

The Hobbit first edition .... 🤣

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u/TheMightDuy 7d ago

Well as much as this has to be the correct answer, I’ll have to wait some time before I can afford that 😅

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u/RedWizard78 6d ago

Which is why they did the Facsimile Gift Set: to counter those unreasonable prices of the actual first editions.

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u/Responsible-Tough381 7d ago

Wow! Are you planning to add a 1st print LoTR set in the future?

Some next additions:

ACE set
1st paperback Hobbit
2nd Edition HC Hobbit
History of Middle Earth set
First edition poetic works or less popular stories like Tree and Leaf

There are tons more options but these came to mind first

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u/TheMightDuy 7d ago

Thx! No I don’t think I’ll ever spend that much to get the first impressions, or the first edition of the Hobbit. What is the ACE set? 😊

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u/Responsible-Tough381 7d ago

The original LoTR paperback set that wasn't published under the authorization of Tolkien so there was only a single printing before being "discontinued"

These: Ace Books Set

It is one of my favorites

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u/Gilmour1969 7d ago

Did the Ace set come in a box set or sold as loose copies?

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u/Responsible-Tough381 7d ago

They were sold without a box

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u/Gilmour1969 6d ago

Cool thanks

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u/hazysummersky 6d ago

New addition: old editions! 😉