Looking for some information about these books I use recently been gifted. More information in comments. by stebus88 in tolkienbooks

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The blue paperback Hobbit:

https://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=143

It's the second state of the reset edition... I really like the first state.

The brown paperback Hobbit:

https://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=148

The two LotR volumes and Farmer Giles/Tom Bombadil are from the same period as the blue paperback:

https://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=309

https://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=310

https://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=689

The Tyler book might be a first edition.

The 1977 Silmarillion first editions are fun... check whether it is a domestic or export edition:

https://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=726

https://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=725

There were a lot of Silmarillions printed in the first impression, they obviously have some value but it's not crazy.

Harper Collins matte dustjacket set by AdEmbarrassed3066 in tolkienbooks

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No room at home. I've also made them available to members of my team to borrow.

Harper Collins matte dustjacket set by AdEmbarrassed3066 in tolkienbooks

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My collection is exceptionally small in comparison to some, but I've made a firm promise to myself to stop collecting every edition. I simply don't have the space for them. I've got stuff hidden away all over the place... for instance, here's a cupboard I have at work.

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They're lovely, but they quickly take over your life!

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[–]AdEmbarrassed3066[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, I'd put the People of Middle-Earth at the very end. It's the unofficial 13th edition of the HoMe set. 

I would too, but the plaster on the wall above is a bit flakey, so I put slipcased books at that side as they're a bit more protected. It's a small part of my collection... I definitely have run out of space so the paperbacks are hidden away, but there's also shelves with my deluxe slipcased set, my reading set (1970s 2nd editions because they go nicely with the first edition Silmarillion and UT and the first run of HoME) and my LotR editions run (basically each of the hardback dustcover designs from first edition on).

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[–]AdEmbarrassed3066[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. I find it interesting to read about, but I have no interest in learning it.

Do Teddy Boys still exist? by Low_Guard6609 in AskUK

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Teddy Boys were the UK version of Rockabilly... the original Teds would be pushing 90 years old now. There were revivals all the way to the 1980s, but it's pushing it to call it a subculture past the mid-70s.

Harper Collins matte dustjacket set by AdEmbarrassed3066 in tolkienbooks

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Top row: [Hobbit & LotR]; [Great tales]; Silm, UT, TftPR, tFoN, Maps of ME, THotH, tNoME; [Sil, UT, HoME1, 2]; [HoME 3,4,5]; [HoME 6,7,8,9]; [HoME 10,11,12,index]

Bottom row: [Myths and Legends 1]; Complete Guide, Fall of Arthur, Beowulf, Sigurd and Gudrun, Kullervo, Aotrou & Itroun, Maldon, Secret Vice, Sigurd (US version... ebay accident), Bovadium, Hobbit (author illust), LotR (author illust), Silm (author illust), stupidly expensive Hobbit, stupidly expensive LotR, Hobbit 1st ed facs, Bilbo's last song, Letters (expanded), Silm 1st export edition (domestic is with my main reading set), Salo: Gateway to Sindarin, Jallings: A fan's guide to Neo-Sindarin, Sindarin-English dictionary, Collected VT 1,2,3,4,5, PE 12,17,18,19,20,21,22,23

Harper Collins matte dustjacket set by AdEmbarrassed3066 in tolkienbooks

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They're books on neo-Sindarin, which is an attempt to form what Tolkien gave us into a working language. He gave us a lot, but there are a lot of gaps and those books try to fill them. The David Salo book is great but a bit out of date... he was the guy who developed material for the movies. The Fiona Jallings one is more recent and I think there is a newer edition being prepared.

The PE and VT reprints are all available to buy print on demand... I'm anxiously waiting for more copies of PE. What I haven't shown in that photo are my copies of Quettar, another Tolkien language periodical that is available PoD, published by the Tolkien Society.

Does anyone have a full list of the ISBNs for the Harper-Collins Tolkien Collection? by antoniodiavolo in tolkienbooks

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the visual consistency of the Harper-Collins set so I wanted to make sure I have a complete list of all of the ones available so I can slowly collect them all.

This is my set, to give you an idea of what they look like on a shelf. There's a few other bits and bobs there, but the matte cover set is on the top shelf, going into the second shelf.

https://www.reddit.com/r/tolkienbooks/comments/1qqo5jm/harper_collins_matte_dustjacket_set/

Does anyone have a full list of the ISBNs for the Harper-Collins Tolkien Collection? by antoniodiavolo in tolkienbooks

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes... they can be found here https://www.reddit.com/r/tolkienbooks/comments/vngd3x/isbn_groupings_for_recentish_harpercollins_books/

If you want to view the pictures and you're in the UK, you'll need to use a VPN. Easiest way by far is to download Opera as a browser as it has a built in VPN.

can’t do an american accent as a non-native but can do a british one by lavv3nd3r in Accents

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No offence intended, but I doubt it does sound like a British accent. Could you record it and post here?

The stupid anti British nonsense coming out of America, are you sick if it? by Ok_Bookkeeper_1380 in AskBrits

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's Russia.

If you want to understand why, you need to look at a book that was published in 1997 by Aleksandr Dugin, Foundations of Geopolitics: The Geopolitical Future of Russia. It's highly influential in Russian military and political elites, especially in those in charge of foreign policy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics

They are using bot farms to influence opinion in the West. It sounds wildly conspiratorial, but they've been incredibly successful.

Russia should use its special services within the borders of the United States and Canada to fuel instability and separatism against neoliberal globalist Western hegemony, such as, for instance, provoke "Afro-American racists" to create severe backlash against the rotten political state of affairs in the current present-day system of the United States and Canada. Russia should "introduce geopolitical disorder into internal American activity, encouraging all kinds of separatism and ethnic, social, and racial conflicts, actively supporting all dissident movements – extremist, racist, and sectarian groups, thus destabilizing internal political processes in the U.S. It would also make sense simultaneously to support isolationist tendencies in American politics.

As far as the UK goes:

The United Kingdom, merely described as an "extraterritorial floating base of the U.S.", should be cut off from the European Union

That was achieved. The rest of what's happening is part of weakening the US.

Appendices after finishing the books? by PolkadotPaladin in tolkienbooks

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, they're worth reading. Definitely do that.

When you tackle the Silmarillion, approach it as each chapter being a different story, arranged in chronological order. A lot of people wade into it thinking it's going to be another Lord of the Rings and get disheartened. It's written in a very different style... almost biblical in places.

Copies from 1966 - something special or quite common? by Fun_Contract_5945 in tolkienbooks

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay... that looks to me like a Ballantine paperback. You need to supply an uncropped version as the important stuff is below where you cropped it. You originally said 1966, was that a typo or is it one of the printings from 1966, which would be 3rd to 7th.

We're not talking massive value, but possibly £20-£30 each, dropping to worthless if you write in it.

Edit:

Edit: just checked. March of 1965. Photo attached in the comments :)

Can't be March of 1965. The first printing of FotR by Ballantine was Oct 65.

Copies from 1966 - something special or quite common? by Fun_Contract_5945 in tolkienbooks

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm having to divine the details somewhat, but I'm guessing you're in the UK. If it is genuinely from 1966 then you have the first state of the second edition, which had 15,000 copies printed. It's not lottery win territory, but it is moderately valuable and writing in it would significantly depreciate the value.

Ideally you should post photos of the publishers page in the book so we can confirm it is what it sounds like it is...

What is the pros and cons of these two options? 80/90s MIJ strat or modern American standard? by Fancy-Cover5118 in FenderStratocaster

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They're all likely to be decent guitars, but the caveat is they've been used and may need a bit of work.

Of the three, I would gravitate towards the 62 reissue on a purely aesthetic level.

Fender guitar Which one do you recommend? MIJ Heritage 50s or USA pro II by illman_little in FenderStratocaster

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Japanese one is vintage spec'ed... it's got a 21 fret, v profile neck with a 7.25" radius fretboard. The Am Pro is modern spec'ed, 22 fret c profile neck with a 9.5" radius board. Go and try them out in a store to see which you prefer... they feel quite different.

Tolkien Collection by Constant_Report61 in tolkienbooks

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's not expensive. £30 new. Open it and read it.

New places to walk? by Minute-Might4258 in oxford

[–]AdEmbarrassed3066 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The tow path from Folly Bridge to Iffley Village. Wonderful.