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Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:08:19 2012 No.3212907 [Reply] [Original]

Hey /lit/,

I'll cut to the chase. I want to purchase all The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit books and am wondering if anyone has a particular collection I should get.

Not to brown nose, but I really respect your ability to hold civil conversation (long time lurker).

Thanks.

Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:12:20 2012 No.3212912

Just look for the complete set on amazon or ebay. Pick a box-set that fits what you intend to spend and that meets your expectations for coolness.

Personally, I like the gold-leaf box-set.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOLKIEN-VINTAGE-1978-HOBBIT-LORD-OF-THE-RINGS-GOLD-FOIL-BOXED-SET-4-VOLUME-/
221123905251?nma=true&si=cUWQXHtv3TSDEUWjpGEmkSfIDn4%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid
=p2047675.l2557

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:20:19 2012 No.3212922 >>3212912 Looks very nice. Unfortunately I live in Canada. Is there any version that's better? There are just 4 books correct? Finally, will the books appeal to someone who isn't commonly a recreational reader?

Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:20:19 2012 No.3212923

Sort of an off the wall suggestion, I managed to do just this last summer.

If there a flea market ( the BIG permanent ones, not some church sunday thing ) or a farmer's market near by?

Books are being UNLOADED by the truck-full in these places.

I picked up the Trilogy and "The Hobbit" and "The Silmarillion," the whole bundle, for $10 one fine day. All in good condition. Paper back though if that means anything. Hardcovers are out there too.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:24:19 2012 No.3212930 >>3212923 I believe there is though money shouldn't really be an issue. It may be a Christmas gift.

>>	Standard Toaster !TOAST5/GiQ Wed Dec 5 03:26:19 2012 No.3212931 Are you looking for a fancy edition or just a copy to read it?

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:29:19 2012 No.3212935 >>3212931 Depends on the positives of a fancy edition as well as the answer to my last question here >>3212922 Likely just to read however.

Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:31:19 2012 No.3212937

>>3212930

Oh, right right. I should have read that a bit more closely.

Guys, he's lookin' for a nice hard cover bundle edition. Leather with silver edging. Ye olde gift item that can double as fall out shelter brick siding.

A major city Boarders would have been the go to place for that sort of thing in times past. I guess we all Amazon now.

Standard Toaster !TOAST5/GiQ Wed Dec 5 03:33:19 2012 No.3212942

>>3212935
In response to your "not a recreational reader" question, they may or may not. The Hobbit was written for children and is thus much easier to get through, whereas LOTR is more dense and sloggish to get through and some people have a lot of trouble with it.
I personally have the following copies of both LOTR and Hobbit, and they're very nice editions.
LOTR: http://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-50th-Anniversary/dp/0618517650/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&q
id=1354696395&sr=1-1&keywords=lord+of+the+rings+50+year+anniversary
Hobbit: http://www.amazon.com/Hobbit-There-Back-Again/dp/0395177111/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1
354696406&sr=1-1&keywords=the+hobbit+leather

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:36:19 2012 No.3212948 >>3212937 Pardon my ignorance, but what? >>3212942 Holy nuts that's pricey. Looks very nice though. I'll keep it in mind.

Standard Toaster !TOAST5/GiQ Wed Dec 5 03:38:19 2012 No.3212951

>>3212948
I'd say keep looking around, I got it for roughly half that price but that's also because I work at a bookstore.
Still, though, it was listed at $50 instead of the $85 there.
Just look around, I guess. Every bookstore near you is almost guaranteed to have a copy of LOTR/Hobbit.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:39:19 2012 No.3212952 >>3212948 >Wat? You keep outta this. We'll hash out what you want soon enough. Maybe even nab you a discount, if we're feelin' up to it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:40:19 2012 No.3212953 >>3212942 And while I may not be a frequent reader I do love a good adventure which is what I'm hoping for. >>3212951 Canadian bookstore prices are often disgustingly high but I'll keep that in mind. >>3212952 I'd give anything to love reading.

Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:40:19 2012 No.3212954

>>3212942

And while I may not be a frequent reader I do love a good adventure which is what I'm hoping for.

>>3212951

Canadian bookstore prices are often disgustingly high but I'll keep that in mind.

>>3212952

I'd give anything to be able to love reading.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:48:19 2012 No.3212963 Lord of the Rings doesn't have to be expensive. I bought the trilogy in a used book store in London for about a pound per book. One was 99 pence and one was 1.49 pence and one was 89 pence.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:50:19 2012 No.3212966 >>3212963 Sounds like a great steal. Were they basic or a collection?

Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:53:19 2012 No.3212970
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This is the edition I have, The Lord of the Rings 50th anniversary set. Beautiful stuff. Leatherbound or something similar but equally nice, slipcase, gold-edged pages and gold lettering on the cover, and fold-out maps.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:58:19 2012 No.3212978 >>3212970 I'm starting to get the idea maps are fairly integral? Is it a novelty or is it a true positive?

Anonymous Wed Dec 5 03:59:19 2012 No.3212979
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>>3212970
And this is the version of The Hobbit that I own. Similar deal. Leatherbound for sure, slipcase, gold lettering (but not edged paper), and Tolkien's original illustrations.

I understand that you may not want to spend a lot on these books, and they were both slightly expensive. But I wanted beautiful editions of both, so if that sort of thing matters to you then you can't get any better than these.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 04:00:19 2012 No.3212983 >>3212979 I think I'd be comfortable with CDN$50.00 - CDN$75.00 for the four. Looks beautiful again.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 04:28:19 2012 No.3213022 I'm off to bed but I'll check the thread in the morning. Thanks for everyone's help.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 05:13:20 2012 No.3213069 Do all editions come with an index and appendix?

Anonymous Wed Dec 5 05:36:19 2012 No.3213099

>>3212978
I find them necessary to Tolkien's work. Not only in simply understanding the story (considering the complexity of the world and the number of locations, maps were definitely intended to be part of Tolkien's works), but I think they add an entirely new dimension to the literature. The maps help create a different experience to just reading about places. They help immerse yourself in the author's creation.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 14:18:20 2012 No.3214072 >>3213099 Ok. I'll try to find something with maps then.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 17:37:20 2012 No.3214700 >>3212907 What is the name of that thing he's looking at.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 5 18:13:20 2012 No.3214811 >>3214700 I can't remember the specific name but it's an impossible shape.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 6 02:26:24 2012 No.3216555 It's called a table. Or do yo mean the U shaped thing sitting on a cigarette, flattening one end? It's called a resonating tuner.

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