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Rarity is a subject touched on lightly here, for two primary
reasons:
One, very few of these books are rare. They are all modern, most not even vintage, and almost all mass-marketed to a a very large population. Relative to the history of the printed word, they are very recent, and if you're willing to do a little digging, you can generally find any one of them for sale (the more scarce ones at a premium, but they are there), any day of the week. Two, advising site users on the purchase (or marketing) of collectibles falls outside the scope of the intent of this guide. I made this, used it every day for years, and it seemed only right to share - with other collectors and fair and honest traders, not profiteers who sound like game show hosts. Last note: if you can afford something so rare as a first edition of The Hobbit, you can certainly afford to buy J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography to show you how. Minute details regarding variants of valuable editions were intentionally omitted from this guide. I'm happy to field questions, but I do not recommend, advise, or claim to be an expert in anything. So yeah... please only put this guide to it's intended use, and ...don't be
a shmuck. Cheers! |