Show me your books!

[Shorty]

There are possibly hundreds or maybe even thousands of variations of Tolkien's books. What do yours look like?

My poor sad Fellowship of the Ring copy I got for Christmas when I was eight or nine (I do not remember which exactly) from my grandmother. It has been through many moves, has been bent in a thousand ways and suffers from water damage, but I can't bear to part with it.

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This is a 50th anniversary edition of The Hobbit I found at a thrift store. The outside cover is a bit beat up, but other than that, it's perfect. The book itself is a shiny, beautiful hardcover, and was illustrated by the author. I have no guess as to why anyone would ever discard such a thing.

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Once upon a time I had a a couple of matching sets of Lord of the Rings, but they have been long lost or given away. I've been eyeballing this set specifically because oh my god ;-;

Show me what your books look like!

[Colonel Angus]

I don't have mine on hand, but I got a box set of 4 paperbacks that include the LOTR trilogy & The Hobbit. Actually found a pic of it online:

[Kalevala]

Received these lovelies for Christmas two years ago. This is the only pic I have handy. I'll get another shot of these and my older, paperback set tomorrow morning before work.

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[Shorty]

Kale, your version of the hobbit looks just like mine only dark!

[Pant Leg Eater from the Bad World]

Dees are mine. I picked them all up from a second hand bookstore. Hoping to read them next month.

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[Pike]

I definitely had this as a kid:

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1973 edition, passed down to me from my dad.

[Pant Leg Eater from the Bad World]

That is the same copy of my mother's that I read the first time I read the Hobbit.

[Shorty]

Pike, I had that same version, as well as the Lord of the Rings ones!

[I Took the Red Pill]

I only own The Fellowship, but I do love the cover design of it.



I'd actually already owned a copy of it before this one, but it was that extremely lame movie tie-in version with Elijah Wood's big dumb face on it. I wasn't game for that.

[Bubba]

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They all look like this... only you now, with different titles and stuff.

[Aerith's Knight]

I only own The Fellowship, but I do love the cover design of it.



I'd actually already owned a copy of it before this one, but it was that extremely lame movie tie-in version with Elijah Wood's big dumb face on it. I wasn't game for that.

I have the full set of this version. All the cover art of it is awesome.

[escobert]

I definitely had this as a kid:

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1973 edition, passed down to me from my dad.

I still have mine! It's super beat up though I also have the other version like Pants does.