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BittenBuggy

Joined: 27 Dec 2003 Posts: 2108 Location: Busy Being the Queen Of Everything.. And Trying to Catch the Yoda-Copter
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 7:08 pm Post subject: Does Anyone Know Where I Can Find... |
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A cheap copy of Tolkien's Legendarium? I am not quite willing to pay 80 bucks for it - yet.
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Moralanqua

Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 1051 Location: Scotland
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 5:11 am Post subject: |
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Never heard of that!
Try EBay. _________________ I am no longer posting on the Forums. If you need me, I am lurking in the archives, reading and reviewing. You can also catch me at Demented Indigo! |
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NancyBrooke Challenge Admin
Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 160 Location: In a motel 6 by the airport
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 9:42 am Post subject: |
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What is that, BB? _________________ NB Duchess of WHY TF Cant'chu Punctuate, First Duchess of F*&(ing &*ll yur comma placement sux!
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Anna

Joined: 29 Jan 2004 Posts: 548 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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I´ve heard of Tolkien´s Bestiarium before, but not Legendarium...  |
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Mara
Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 21 Location: Spain
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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| An illustrated book, perhaps? Give us some clue... |
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Gwenevere

Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Posts: 63 Location: United States
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Andreth
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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It's a book of essays by various Tolkien critics discussing the History of Middle-earth and holy crapola is it boring. I was never able to get all the way through that book. Another matter of perspective I guess because I've heard people say that Letters of Tolkien is a boring book, but I've always found it to be extremely informative and interesting, so to each his own.
My brother got the Legendarium for about $50 from a friend of mine who runs a used book store that specializes in hard to find books. He's got a little internet network going with other book dealers throughout the US and Canada and they track down books that way. So you might check out your local used book stores and see if you can find somebody to help you track down a used copy.
Here's a list of some different places to look for books. Out of them, I've used Powell's, Alibris and Abebooks to track down books, but at Powell's and Alibris you'll usually end up spending more money for books than at other places.
http://www.themeparkcity.com/itps/findbooks.htm
Although I would definitely take Mora's advice and keep checking Ebay. I'd been looking for a first edition copy of John George Hohman's The Long Lost Friend for years but everybody wanted $600-800 for it. Then I decided to watch Ebay for a while and within a month I ended up finding a copy of it for $35. I love that place.
Good luck finding your book.
Anna
PS In case you haven't seen it yet, BB, here's a link to a free ebook of essays about Middle-earth by Michael Martinez.
http://www.free-ebooks.net/fan_fiction.html |
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Anna

Joined: 29 Jan 2004 Posts: 548 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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Trust Anna to know which book BB is asking about AND where to find it!  |
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BittenBuggy

Joined: 27 Dec 2003 Posts: 2108 Location: Busy Being the Queen Of Everything.. And Trying to Catch the Yoda-Copter
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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Ah, thanks a bunch Anna!
I love eBay...  _________________ -The Queen of Everything - so dubed by Aerin
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