Find your pearl in the oyster of the Tolkien universe. In 2022, The Fall of Gondolin, and Beren and Luthien were published as standalone works for the first time. The 2021 Gawain and the Green Knight movie brought renewed interest in Tolkien’s translation of the text. Other Tolkien collectibles include calendars, maps and art. You can also find books signed by JRR's son, Christopher Tolkien, who edited several posthumous editions of his father’s writing, and by the illustrator Alan Lee. If you want to become a Middle-earth collector, the possibilities are endless, with limited editions, deluxe editions, illustrated editions, box sets and attractive modern editions of Tolkien’s books, most of which are continually being republished. Tolkien signed books are likely to be priced in five figures.īut all that is gold does not glitter.

AbeBooks sold a copy of The Hobbit for $65,000 and a single volume from the Lord of the Rings trilogy (a first edition of Return of the King) for $5,000. Collecting true first editions of Tolkien’s most famous books is expensive. The Tolkien literary landscape is huge and constantly growing. Amazon's new The Rings of Power series has also put the spotlight back on the stories of J.R.R. Thanks to more than eight decades of publishing history, the fan following created by Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, and the growing number of books written in the fantasy genre, Tolkien rarely fades from popularity. So here I've got a US link as well, of course it's price is bumped up here because of the whole dollar/pounds thing.The old that is strong does not wither. The only way I can see owning all these books is to buy the set.įingers crossed for when they get back in stock, if at all.ĮDIT: Just realized that the link I had there is only for UK people (it IS a UK collection). Tolkien’s epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings has proven itself to be one the most beloved works of fiction in modern literature. I'm actually considering buying this set now, finding them all is pretty much impossible, because The Silmarillion and The Children of Hurin are simply no where to be found standalone.

The place that's seems to offer this amazing box set the cheapest is here: Īlthough it's sold out, I've send an email asking them when it's going to be back in stock, I'm still waiting for a reply. The Lord Of The Rings 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition here are the hobbit, the lord of the rings, and The Silmarillion anyway. All his review vids are unlisted so its almost impossible to find the video. The only review I can't.reach so to say, is his Children of Hurin review. I have found reviews of all the books on youtube, they appear as unlisted and can only be seen through link, no idea why someone would do that but whatever.

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