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I'm nearly a week late, but it took me this long to remember what I collect. Sad, I know.
I collect Tolkien! Vintage Tolkien, mostly. If it's old, hard to find, obscure, or preferably all three, I'm there. I can't afford the pricey autographed stuff, but I can get boxed sets from the 60s, editions from the 70s and 80s, the early "Guides to," etc. It's a fun hobby, keeping my eyes out for an edition I haven't seen before. The individual books aren't worth much, but the collection as a whole is kind of fun.
Anyway, sorry to be late to the party, as always.
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I collect Transformers. I quit for several years but recently started again. Except the movie toys. Those are rubbish, as was the movie.
But check out the current Transformers Universe toyline, if you like toys / 80's nostalgia. They are doing some modern redesigns of the original toys.
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quote:Originally posted by Valentine014: Ooh! You should see my newest stamps!
Oh my gosh those are so awesome! They're all Tolkien's original drawings (except maybe the map which I think Christopher may have drawn). How magnificent that the U.K. made stamps in his honor. I feel as though he should be canonized and become my patron saint.
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quote:Originally posted by Eaquae Legit: I'm nearly a week late, but it took me this long to remember what I collect. Sad, I know.
I collect Tolkien! Vintage Tolkien, mostly. If it's old, hard to find, obscure, or preferably all three, I'm there. I can't afford the pricey autographed stuff, but I can get boxed sets from the 60s, editions from the 70s and 80s, the early "Guides to," etc. It's a fun hobby, keeping my eyes out for an edition I haven't seen before. The individual books aren't worth much, but the collection as a whole is kind of fun.
Anyway, sorry to be late to the party, as always.
I wish I had the money to do more Tolkien collecting. Mostly I'd like foreign and older editions of books. I have a Scottish and British first edition (the only difference is the color of the font on the dust jacket, near as I can tell) of the Silmarillion, but anything Hobbit or LOTR is a lot more expensive and hard to find. Those two books I only got because I had friends traveling abroad who picked them up for me, and they are very dear to me, but I crave more!
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Those are awesome stamps! I ought to get a set.
Lyrhawn, I don't spend a huge amount of money on things. Most of them are individual volumes I spot at flea markets and used book shops. Eventually I find all three, and a Hobbit, if I'm lucky. One or two sets even has a matching Silmarillion. I just found a copy of The Road Goes Ever On from the early 1970s - at £10, it's one of the more expensive individual items I have. It's a very haphazard and casual sort of collection. I do love getting foreign editions, too. I have volumes from France, Italy, and Greece, so far.
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Classical music CDs and used books I probably won't read for years. I can't help myself on the latter...I just love book sales. I'll be heading to this one for the first time (video in the link):
quote:Originally posted by Eaquae Legit: Those are awesome stamps! I ought to get a set.
Lyrhawn, I don't spend a huge amount of money on things. Most of them are individual volumes I spot at flea markets and used book shops. Eventually I find all three, and a Hobbit, if I'm lucky. One or two sets even has a matching Silmarillion. I just found a copy of The Road Goes Ever On from the early 1970s - at £10, it's one of the more expensive individual items I have. It's a very haphazard and casual sort of collection. I do love getting foreign editions, too. I have volumes from France, Italy, and Greece, so far.
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Actually, I've only bought perhaps 6 volumes in total since I've been here. Most of them came from Canadian shops. The French, Greek, and Italian ones came from a university "Classical World" tour. No excuses, Mister! Posts: 2849 | Registered: Feb 2002
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