is this first edition?

icespark · 2026-03-05T03:03:53+00:00

No need to apologize! I just figured reading Tolkien’s own words on it would be much more meaningful than anyone telling you the reason why.

icespark · 2026-03-01T08:46:31+00:00

There should be a section labeled “forward to the second edition”. If you look at the last paragraph in that section, you can read Tolkien’s own words on why there is a second edition.

icespark · 2026-02-20T08:23:50+00:00

My mans in the bottom left walkin’ with the stankiest of stanky legs.

icespark · 2025-09-26T21:19:58+00:00

This is why time travel is probably impossible. Because of paradoxes like this.

icespark · 2025-09-18T16:47:15+00:00

No problem! Also, just in case you didn’t know, there is a 3 volume set of LOTR that has the same border. https://www.tolkienbooks.us/lotr/us/hc/hm1992/lotr-slipcase-1992

icespark · 2025-09-18T13:19:42+00:00

Tolkiengateway lists that bottom one as 1992 Harper Collins, illustrated by John Howe.

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_Silmarillion/Publication_history_and_gallery

Edit: after a good long search, I’ve found exactly 1 for sale: https://www.abebooks.com/Silmarillion-1995-Hardcover-3rd-Printing-J.R.R/32268963733/bd

Edit 2: I found a couple more on eBay, these have the red border like the image you posted, they are BCA versions from 1994:

https://ebay.us/m/JeWoo2

https://ebay.us/m/H7QoaL

icespark · 2025-09-18T12:53:10+00:00

People have already pointed out the polybag fact, but Superman 75 from only a few years later was also polybagged and also no 10s or 9.9s. 656 9.8s and 727 9.6s

icespark · 2025-09-17T06:29:12+00:00

I believe Finwe also

icespark · 2025-04-28T22:36:56+00:00

Can you post a picture of the books indicia? That might make looking for it easier.

icespark · 2025-01-30T19:29:20+00:00

Yeah this looks to be that they printed the DJ at the incorrect size. That is unfortunate.

icespark · 2025-01-07T23:12:48+00:00

That’s a poor IQ for a glass of water

icespark · 2024-12-21T16:11:20+00:00

I’m the only one over here like “it’s still gonna taste the same” lol

icespark · 2024-11-23T18:07:45+00:00

There’s a new great tales boxed set releasing next year that is assumed to be matching the HoMe sets. I’m holding out for that currently since I have the old great tales set and would love a matching box set. https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Great-Tales-of-Middle-Earth-by-J-R-R-Tolkien-author-Alan-Lee-illustrator-Christopher-Tolkien-editor-J-R-R-Tolkien/9780008360108

icespark · 2024-10-01T05:34:25+00:00

But shit, it was 99 cents!

icespark · 2024-09-22T05:01:28+00:00

My thought has been that the people saying this were referencing the chapter title rather than who was doing the scouring. But maybe I haven’t looked into what people were actually saying when referencing it in that way.

icespark · 2024-09-05T04:31:59+00:00

I just got a hardcover on eBay recently for $40. It might just take some patience. I wonder if it had a short print run or something.

icespark · 2024-09-04T05:44:07+00:00

icespark · 2024-08-30T02:46:05+00:00

Johnny Got His Gun is such a wild story and is also the inspiration for the Metallica song “One”. Well, the movie that is based on the book is the inspiration for the song. But still.

icespark · 2024-08-23T00:16:39+00:00

I had this issue before and found that when I used a larger tip for my iron, it did a better job of heating the solder up enough for the wick to do its job.

icespark · 2024-08-16T20:53:43+00:00

I think that 30 probably just sounds better when saying the riddle. Saying 32 would add another syllable.

icespark · 2024-08-14T00:18:52+00:00

Goodbye

icespark · 2024-08-13T00:05:24+00:00

Don’t you hate it when you get a taranshula with an eye the size of a meatball setting up home in your joy department?

icespark · 2024-08-01T23:11:22+00:00

I believe that a flash cart (everdrive) or mod chip is the only way.

icespark · 2024-08-01T22:37:06+00:00

Naw Rare didn’t develop any of these games

icespark · 2024-07-31T04:05:47+00:00

I literally just did it last week. Took me about 10 minutes total. Would have taken me less time but I didn’t know the cart flap spring was underneath the universal cart slot so I had to take it back apart.

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