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Topic: How many Tolkien books and ebooks etc.. Do you own?

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Rohan peasant - Rank 2
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How many Tolkien books and ebooks etc.. Do you own?

I am curious. Many members here post large passages. Do you have the books in pdf form or do you type out the quotes by hand?

Ves

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Lord Elrond of Rivendell - Rank 9
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vestalmiss,
I have 36 different books written by or written about Tolkien and his works. I have The Silmarillion on audio and all the recent Peter Jackson film versions on DVD and 3 different animated VCR tapes,
Many are scholastic works. And about 7 are second or third editions of The Lord of the Rings or The Silmarillion. There have been many books that I have just worn out and had to be thrown out.
I have been a fan since 1968 (when I was in high school) so I have some books that are so old they have to be handled very carefully.
None of my resources are electronic so every quote I type from the manuscript.
There might be some discs out there or some kindle releases but I haven't been fortunate enough to acquire them.
I make a point of collecting images (jpgs, bookcovers, and the like) a put them in a screen saver file.
I also search and bookmark different locations which are Tolkien related.

As I read this it seems I am bragging about my collection.  I am not.  There are critical holes in my resources...like the second half of The History of Middle-Earth series
This stuff is a lifetime of gifts from friends and family and some serious scrimping and saving to get some of these.

Off to the side...why so curious about this?
Bear



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Rohan peasant - Rank 2
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I was just curious as to what form of books people here on the board have.

Audio Books
e-books
hardback books
paperback books

etc...

I guess I am a curious soul. teevee.gif

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Lord Elrond of Rivendell - Rank 9
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vestalmiss,
I have wondered myself sometimes.
Glad you asked.
Hope you get more responses.
Makes me wonder "who uses the library these days?"
Hugs,
Bear


-- Edited by Bear on Sunday 9th of May 2010 09:35:55 PM

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Thorin Oakenshield - Rank 6
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I have paperback books mostly, but do have a hardback 'Children of Hurin' and 50th Anniversary edition of RotK.

I can't imagine many people using the library.

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Fundin, Lord of Moria - Rank 5
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Hardbacks many: paperbacks: many. E-books: none.


Yes I am relatively old(-ish). 

I started a Tolkien library in the 1970s and it grew over the years. It went something like this: I must have this 'new' edition... it is special, I like the binding... I like the art... or it is the best as far as corrected textual errors... and so on.

Personally my favorite edition of The Lord of the Rings is still the 'red book', the red one volume hardback with the Tolkien designs. It was a lot less expensive in the 1970s or early 1980s... although it only seems inexpensive compared to what it goes for now. 


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-- Edited by Galin on Sunday 9th of May 2010 08:29:23 PM

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Servants of Mordor - Rank 1
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I only have the hobbit, the trilogy and I borrow the others.

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Rohirrim of Edoras - Rank 4
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I have several books about Tolkien's books and all his published stories, I think. I recently (for mother's day) recieved a collection of his short stories in one binding. I have a complete companion with everything in it along with a definition or discription and The Atlas of Middle Earth which has been a huge help. I love maps. I have the original radio broadcast on cd but have yet to listen to all of them but nothing on the computer. It's an addiction.

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