First Edition: Mint Condition...yay!

[Finrod Felagund]

My dad just recieved a mint condition first ediion of the Silmarillion...FREE!!!! Man, I'm jealous!

[Elemmírë]

Me too... my edition is slightly yellow and has only half of the cover and first page intact. Same with the back... everything is bent.

How did he get it, BTW?

[Haradrim]

what printing is it. ALso is it the older version or newer. My dad has the original verison of the Hobbit harcover first edition signed by Christopher TOlkien mint condition

[Nurvingiel]

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Wow..... you guys are so cool! At least you have the first edition Elemmire. My copy of the Sil is the newest one that *cough* came out after the movie. But it's pretty, and in good condition, and best of all... it's the Sil! :D

[Attalus]

Oh, I have a first edition of the Sil, I thought you meant the LotR. Now that's pricey.

[Elemmírë]

Wow..... you guys are so cool! At least you have the first edition Elemmire. My copy of the Sil is the newest one that *cough* came out after the movie. But it's pretty, and in good condition, and best of all... it's the Sil! :D

hehehe... it might be the first edition, but it's falling apart. And my brother refuses to read it because of his "asthma." ;) :D Can you believe that argument? "Reading the Silmarillion made me sick, literally." :p :D

I wish it were the minted edition...

Even my bird won't chew on this thing... and trust me, she eats everything. My LotR's "newest one that *cough* came out after the movie" has bite marks all over it... :eek: :D

[BeardofPants]

You can get mint first editions off ebay. Before all the LOTR hype really picked up, I bought mine for relatively cheap - $5, I think.

[BeardofPants]

You can still pick 'em up for way cheap:

Ebay.com (http://search.ebay.com/silmarillion-first-edition_W0QQsokeywordredirectZ1QQfromZR8)
Ebay.co.uk (http://search.ebay.co.uk/silmarillion-first-edition_W0QQsoloctogZ9)

'course I prefer my folio edition of the sil:
http://derhobbit-film.de/img/buecher/silfolio.jpg

[Elemmírë]

Hehehe...

You guys don't know me.

I don't spend money... ever.

I will keep my worndown copy until it falls apart... :D

If my brother ever wants to get around to reading it, he can get a copy out of the library that's less hazardous to his health... :D

Can you guys imagine? He didn't even quit in the beginning... he waited until getting to Turin Turambar, and then decided he was literally getting sick...

urg...

[Haradrim]

I think Ive been reading the SIl for about 6 years. SOmething always comes up. Im about half way there.

[Elemmírë]

:p You're as bad as my brother. :p :D

How far are you, anyway?

[Haradrim]

cant remmeber stopped about a month ago. Ill probably continue in about another month.

[Finrod Felagund]

Someone he works with at the church has a used book salesmen, they asked him "Who's your dfavourite author" he said Tolkien and they said "oohh, we've got something for you..."