"THE LORD OF THE RINGS", IN A SPECIAL 2ND EDITION HARDCOVER FROM 1994. THE 1ST EDITION OF THIS MASSIVE TOME WAS PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN IN 1991 AND WAS DONE TO UPDATE AND TRY AND CORRECT MANY, MANY INCONSISTENCIES FROM ALL THE PRIOR EDITIONS, GOING BACK TO THE 1960'S BALLANTINE AND ACE EDITIONS, BOTH AUTHORIZED AND UNAUTHORIZED.

TOLKIEN'S SON CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN WAS INVOLVED THROUGH-OUT THE PROCESS.

THIS IS A HUGE, HEAVY BOOK, WITH EXHAUSTIVE APPENDICES AND INDEX.

WITH NICE DUST JACKET.

A REALLY NICE BOOK.

 SEE ABOVE FOR DESCRIPTION AND SEE MY PHOTOS FOR A VISUAL LOOK.  

AS BACKGROUND, I AM 74 & RECENTLY RETIRED HAVING FUN SELLING THOUSANDS OF THE COMICS & SCIENCE FICTION & RELATED ITEMS I HAVE ACCUMULATED SINCE 1970, WHILE I AM CONTINUING TO COLLECT DELL COMICS FROM THE 1940's, 1950's THRU THE EARLY 1960's. I LOVE DELL COMICS! "DELLS TRULY ARE SWELL!"

 I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING COMICS & SCI-FI SINCE I WAS A KID IN THE 1950'S. I STOPPED COLLECTING 1963-1970, BUT STARTED AGAIN WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE ARMY IN 1970 & FOUND CONAN #1 ON THE NEWSTANDS. JUST LIKE THE LADY WHO BUYS A COUCH & THE BURGLER WHO STEALS IT ON THAT RECENT COMMERCIAL ON TV ABOUT THE COUCH THAT GETS STOLEN, "I JUST HAD TO HAVE IT!" (SMILE).

ANYWAY, I HAD 1 OF THE FIRST COMIC BOOK/SCI FI STORES IN THE WASHINGTON DC SUBURBS IN GAITHERSBURG MARYLAND FROM 1974-1978. A LITTLE HOLE IN THE WALL, BUT BOY, DID I HAVE FUN. BUT IN 1977 WHEN MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE OUR 1ST SON, SHE SAID I HAD TO GET A "REAL JOB". (SMILE) SHE WAS SERIOUS, SO I DID.

I SOLD THE STORE BUT KEPT ABOUT 18,000 COMICS AND CONTINUED TO DO COMIC & SCI-FI SHOWS (CONS) THRU 1985. THAT WHITTLED THE NUMBER OF COMICS & SF BOOKS I HAD DOWN SOME, BUT I CONTINUED TO BUY COMICS & SCI-FI THRU THAT WHOLE PERIOD 1977-1985. THEN FROM 1985 UNTIL I RETIRED AND BEGAN SELLING ON E-BAY IN 2013, I DIDN'T SELL ANY COMICS OR SCI-FI AT ALL. AND SINCE I HAD CONTINUED TO BUY COMICS & SCI-FI FROM 1985 UNTIL THE PRESENT, I HAVE UPWARDS OF 10,000 COMICS AND AN UNTOLD NUMBER (WELL OVER 2,000 SCI-FI BOOKS) TO SELL.

 SO, I HAVE BEEN GRADING COMICS FOR OVER 50+ YEARS. I HAVE GRADED 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF COMICS IN THAT TIME. I TEND TO GRADE CONSERVATIVELY AS ID DID IN THE 1970'S WHEN I HAD MY STORE. I USE OVERSTREET'S AS A GUIDE. IF THERE IS ANYTHING EXCEPTIONALLY NICE OR SOMETHING WRONG WITH ANY OF MY COMICS OR BOOKS, I WILL LET YOU KNOW AND ENDEAVOUR TO TAKE PHOTOS OF THAT FEATURE.

 I STAND BEHIND EVERY COMIC & BOOK I SELL.

 I TAKE MANY PICTURES UP TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY E-BAY. I PHOTOGRAPH THE COVERS INSIDE AND OUT, FRONT AND BACK, THE 4 CORNERS, THE TITLE PAGE, THE BINDING, THE CENTERFOLD ON OLDER COMICS, AND ANYTHING UNIQUE THAT YOU SHOULD SEE.

I BAG & BOARD ALL OF MY COMICS OF COURSE. I ALSO BAG ALL MY PAPERBACKS TOO. I PACKAGE VERY SECURELY. TRACKING INCLUDED.

I DO COMBINE SHIPPING IF YOU BUY MORE THAN 1 COMIC OR BOOK FROM ME, SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY HIGH SHIPPING FEES.

IT MAKES SENSE AND IS WORTH YOUR WHILE TO BUY MULTIPLE BOOKS FROM ME.

 I CHARGE $4.26 TO SHIP 1 REGULAR, AVERAGE PAPERBACK BOOK.BUT-----

BUT THIS BIG, HEAVY BOOK SHIPS FOR MORE.

I AM CHARGING $6.40 TO SHIP THIS HEAVY BOOK.

 I ALWAYS TRY TO KEEP SHIPPING LOW AND REASONABLE. REMEMBER, I AM A COLLECTOR TOO!

  YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE TO CLICK THE E-BAY "FOLLOW ME" LINK ABOVE. LIKE I SAID ABOVE, I HAVE UPWARDS OF 10,000 COMICS AND THOUSANDS OF SCI-FI BOOKS FROM MY COLLECTION STILL TO BE PUT ON E-BAY, & I HAVE SOLD 3300+ SINCE 2013 TO THE PRESENT. THAT MEANS I HAVE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS TO GO & I AM CONSTANTLY UNBOXING NEW COMICS & SCI-FI TO PUT ON E-BAY, SOME OF WHICH HAVE NOT SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY IN DECADES.

SO I WILL BE DOING THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND I KNOW THAT SOMEWHERE IN MY COLLECTION IS A COMIC(S) OR BOOK YOU WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IN YOUR OWN COLLECTION. FOLLOWING ME ON E-BAY MAKES SENSE.

  PROMPT PAYMENT IS EXPECTED.

 DO NOT PAY 1ST WHEN E-BAY SENDS YOU THEIR INVOICE. IF YOU DO PAY BASED ON THEIR(!!) INVOICE, YOU END UP PAYING FULL SHIPPING COSTS FOR EACH AND EVERY COMIC YOU ARE BUYING DUE TO THE WAY THEY HAVE THEIR PAYMENT SYSTEM PROGRAMMED!

 OUCH!!

 THAT COULD GET EXPENSIVE FAST!

 SO BE SURE TO SEND ME A MESSAGE WHEN YOU ARE DONE BUYING MULTIPLE COMICS FROM ME SO I CAN SEND YOU MY OWN COMBINED SHIPPING INVOICE WITH THE MUCH REDUCED TOTAL SHIPPING.

 HOWEVER, IF THIS IS THE ONLY BOOK YOU ARE BUYING TODAY, GO AHEAD AND PAY NOW. I SHIP WITH 1 BUSINESS DAY OF YOUR PAYMENT.

 THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST IN MY PERSONAL COMIC BOOK  & SCI-FI & OTHER BOOKS COLLECTION.

 GOOD LUCK.

 GREENBEANY67