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i would love to have a first edition printing of the hobbit actually moondog Send a noteboard - 03/06/2010 05:09:34 AM
It talked about how perhaps some of these books hadn't even been opened yet, and the thrill of opening them as the first ever person (um, sure, that's worth hundreds of thousands of pounds...). Then the expert went "But of course if you bought them, you wouldn't do that". So er, yeah, I have to agree with you - why on earth would you pay a fortune for books that you then don't even open?


i have a printing from the mid-60s which has a disclaimer in the front of it about the whole "bilbo didn't tell us the truth" recap and made mention of other alterations to the story that this version i have got correct. i would love to see the difference between my version and the original printed one. whether or not that's worth 10s of thousands of dollars i'm not entirely sure...
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So, um, I need £15 million... Camilla - 01/06/2010 11:11:20 PM 1143 Views
Oh. Me too. Rebekah - 01/06/2010 11:13:48 PM 864 Views
time to start a RAFO pool? *NM* moondog - 02/06/2010 02:44:45 AM 455 Views
I don't understand this fetishization of bound, printed matter. LiterateDog - 02/06/2010 12:04:08 AM 825 Views
Yeah... I'd rather have £15 million in ebooks. Or, you know, other things than books. *NM* Ghavrel - 02/06/2010 05:28:03 AM 337 Views
Not books at all, printed or e-formatted. LiterateDog - 02/06/2010 06:27:50 AM 916 Views
Did you read the last part of the article? Legolas - 02/06/2010 10:37:45 AM 856 Views
Because they are beautiful? And old? Rebekah - 02/06/2010 01:15:20 PM 851 Views
i would love to have a first edition printing of the hobbit actually moondog - 03/06/2010 05:09:34 AM 1066 Views
*cough* Camilla - 03/06/2010 09:03:41 AM 877 Views
or, you know Camilla - 03/06/2010 09:04:57 AM 851 Views
Surely you could designate a thousand or two for literary pursuits! I agree with you, though. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/06/2010 01:36:48 AM 322 Views
Then I take it you wouldn't bid against me. If only all were like you. *NM* Camilla - 02/06/2010 09:21:48 AM 425 Views
Good luck, darlin'! *NM* LiterateDog - 02/06/2010 09:24:56 AM 322 Views
I think I've twenty quid somewhere Stephen - 02/06/2010 04:02:38 PM 770 Views
If I had the money I would buy them snoopcester - 02/06/2010 04:33:57 PM 816 Views
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