MASSIVE TOLKIEN Book Collection [+ 1K Subscribers!]
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This video is my new wishlist...
Haha I just bought two books that he showed 😄
Yep
Same here!😂
Best Tolkien collection I've seen so far online. I read the letters of JRR Tolkien recently - a fantastic and interesting read.
This is beyond impressive. Can't imagine the lengths you had to go to acquire it all
It took at least 15 years since my first Tolkien book. Lots of patience, hard work, savings and and all that :)
hallo, if you are a fan (just like me) and needed to keep these wonderful novels in mind, I have watched this video and wrote them all down! (I didn't name any novels under Tolkien name)
*NOVELS*
The silmarillion
Unfinished tales
The hobbit
The fellowship of the ring
The two towers
The return of the king
Tales from the perilous realm
Roverandom
J.R.R Tolkien, a biography (by Humphery Carpenter)
The letters of J.R.R Tolkien
The roads to middle-earth
Leaf by Niggle
Tree and leave (the homecoming of beorhtnoth)
Bilbo’s last song
The monsters and the critics and other essays
Finn and Hengest
Sir Gawain and the green knight
Mr. Baggins (by John D. Rateliff)
The return of bag-end (by John D. Rateliff)
The book of lost tales (part one)
The book of lost tales (part two)
The lays of Beleriand
The shaping of middle-earth
The lost road and other writings
The return of the shadow
The treason of Isengard
The war of the ring
Sauron defeated
Morgoth’s ring
The war of the Jewels
The peoples of middle-earth
The history of middle-earth index
The children of Hurin
Beren and Luthien
The fall of Gondolin
Beowule
The fall of Arthur
The legend of Sigurd & Gudrun
The story of Kullervo
The lay of Aotrou & Itroun
Smith of Wootton Major
The adventures of Tom Bombadil
Farmer giles of ham
The history of middle-earth (part one)
The history of middle-earth (part two)
The history of middle-earth (part three)
Roots and branches (by Tom Shippey)
Green suns and faeries (by Verlyn Flieger)
Arda reconstructed (by Douglas Charles Kane)
A gateway to Sindarin (by David Salo)
A question of time (by Verlyn Flieger)
Tolkien on fairy-stories (by Verlyn Flieger & Douglas A. Anderson
the complete tolkien companion (by J.E A Tyler)
The ring of words Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary (by Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall and Edmund Weiner)
J.R.R Tolkien author of the century (By Tom Shippey)
Tolkien and the Great-War (by John Garth)
The Inklings (by Humphery Carpenter)
The real middle-earth (by Michael Muhling)
Tolkien, race and cultural history (by Dimitra Fimi)
*MORE DEPTH HISTORY*
The J.R.R Tolkien companion and guide Chronology (by Waye G. Hammond and Christina Scull)
The maps of Tolkien’s middle-earth
The J.R.R Tolkien companion and guide the reader’s guide (by Waye G. Hammond and Christina Scull)
Tolkien’s Gedling (by Andrew H. Morton and John Hayes)
The atlas of Tolkien’s middle-earth
J.R.R Tolkien Artist & Illustrator (by Waye G. Hammond and Christina Scull)
The road goes ever on
Tolkien maker of middle-earth (by Catherine Mellwaine)
The complete guide to middle-earth (by Robert Foster)
The art of the hobbit (by Waye G. Hammond and Christina Scull)
The art of the lord of the rings (by Waye G. Hammond and Christina Scull)
*OTHER NOVELS*
Mr. Bliss
Letters from father christmas
((Much love
Wow that's impressive, thanks!
@@brewingbooks :))
would love a vid of your recommended companion guides, atlases and/or enyclopedias for LOTR. Hard to make sense of it all based solely from Amazon descriptios and reviews -- especially as a beginner to Tolkien's works! Great vid btw!!
Thanks for the input! Will certainly plan something soon :)
@@brewingbooks what is the height on the history of middle earth boxed set published by Harper collins?
I highly recommend subscribing to TH-cam channels, Men Of The West and Talking Tolkien. They both produce informative, beautiful videos with excellent subject matter, on the important people and places concerning the First, Second, and Third Ages of Middle Earth. You can and should read the Appendices and The Silmarillion but these channels are a great Cliff Notes to Tolkien's world
I have paperback copies of The Hobbit ,( illustrated) and Lord of the Rings. The price printed on the spine is £3:95. Both from the early 1970s. At this time Tolkien was popular with hippies.
Those are some fantastic editions :) Enjoy!
I just bought another copy of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. I knew of a few others like The Silmarillian, the Fall of Gondolin, etc, but I never realized how many books Tolkien had put out. It makes me want to look for these other books as well.
It’s a wonderful adventure, unearthing all of the Tolkien books out there. Welcome! 🙂
At 3:35 the fact that you made the book on the left appear to fall on to the other book is absolutely amazing! Great video
Haha cheers! 😄
Excellent video thank you. I have watched it three times now already.
Thanks! There’s an updated video on my collection too 🙂
I would say that this time was not enough for me! I would look through each of these books with you!💫💫💫
Very nice! Combine Tolkien writings (and moral) plus Wagner music and your kid will have the right eduction for life!
Great!
I´ve never been so jealous before. Wow! And I thought I could be proud of 21 Tolkien books...
21 Tolkien books is quite the collection!
Amazing and marvelous Collection you have 🤩
A Big Thanks For The video 🙏
Greetings from the Arab world 👋🌹
Welcome! Many thanks for your comments :)
Cheers from a New fan from J R R Tolkien Middle Earth and Now from your Channel.
Cheers from Portugal
Awesome! You're most welcome :)
What a wonderful collection! I still have my somewhat bashed and repaired 1987 paperback copy of Lord of the Rings. Also The Annotated Hobbit from 1989, I was given The Silmarilion last Xmas. I am emotionally attached to them all.
Many thanks! Great editions you mention there. Cherish them!
my fav Tolkien collection video I've seen on the entire internet so far. Loved it!
Oh wow thank you so much! 😃
I have right now around 80% of the same books as you have. This is because I personally never liked the Deluxe editions, though I am collecting the new Illustrated Deluxe. Great collection indeed.
Cheers Salman! :)
For sure you would be my life line for any Tolkien question
I do try to learn more about Tolkien and his works everyday. But my knowledge on the subject pales in comparison to scholars and other avid readers hehe.
A man after my own heart, I too have a Tolkien collection I am amassing, you just cannot beat that feeling when you find an edition you do not own, great video.
Cheers Dino! Keep collecting :)
That's dedication! And it's not cheap! You have got a beautiful collection
Thank you very much. As I say to any current or aspiring collectors, it takes time and patience to build any collection; but the results are well worth it 🙂
Your collection is a dream! I'm especially jealous of your copies of the history of middle earth!
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Thanks! Both paperback and hardback editions of the HoME series should be easily available from online retailers as they are still in print.
What an incredible investment you have in Tolkien!!
Thanks! :)
This makes my heart smile and my mouth water!!!
😅
I would definitely get the 3 volume Scull & Hammond Tolkien Companion & Guide, it is much easier to use than the 2 volume edition and has a lot more information.
Love it
Cheers!
7:16 I'm in love with that grey edition of LOTR
It is rather wonderful. And I love the fact that you have the entire LOTR text in a single volume. Besides, it's quite a flexible book so you can open up the pages quite significantly without fearing of snapping the spine. The font size might be a bit small, but that is to be expected.
I wish me from a year ago could've seen this video when I first approached the hobbit. I was convinced that there wasnt that much after lotr to read.
I am now through the trilogy and the Hobbits two times ( one time in my native language and one time in English) and finished the Silmarillion and Children of Hurin. Now I have the Atlas of Middlearth.
That’s fantastic! It’s so wonderful to hear of people’s first-time reads inti Tolkien’s works 🙂 Glad you’re enjoying the journey … keep it up! 👍
I will keep coming back to this video to double check on the Tolkien books that I'm still missing... you have some that I was not even aware of, and I call myself a Tolkien fan hahah
Cheers Oscar! Glad to be of help.
Yup, you got my subscription!
You’re a legend!
I am very proud of my own Tolkien collection. It is so fun to try to find deals and editions you have been hunting for. Some of my favorites: my two illustrated volumes of the Japanese version of the hobbit that I had a friend in Japan send me. I love how gollum looks froggy in it. Another is my Bakshi hobbit art book, and my Easton press set
Agreed! And those Japanese illustrated editions sound wonderful 🙂
Most impressive !
Thanks!
Great collection video! Regarding that "leather" pocket edition of The Hobbit, a while ago I saw some copies at a bookstore and they were all damaged in some way. Even when they're supposed to be new they look heavily used. It's a shame, I wish it was more durable!
Also I'm really into the coloring you give your videos!
Hey Myla! Many thanks for your comments :) it really is a shame about those Hobbit copies ... I wonder why they were made not to last very long ...
Oh. My. God!!! That is just amazing. Wow!!!
Thanks!
👍 Wow Extremely Impressive 👍 I will need to slow it down and take some notes and compare to the ones I have and try to complete/ catch up to the ones on your shelves. Very Very Nice. Thank You For Sharing. 👍
Cheers! Thank YOU for your kind words 😃
Thanks to this I have new additions to my wishlist
Fantastic :)
I had a huge, incredible Tolkien collection but I had to sell it a few years ago. I doubt I'll ever be able to put that collection together again. I'm getting used to reading beat-up paperback editions.
Ahh that’s too bad! But if you ever decide to restart collecting, you should go for it. As I’m sure you’re aware, it take lots of time and patience to build up any kind of collection, but it’s always worth it in the end 😃
Che bellooooooooo!
Grazie!
Those are some Amazing books! I started the History of Middle-earth collection, and I absolutely love it! Thank you for the video! : )
Cheers! Enjoy collecting the HoME series :D
@@brewingbooks Thanks! I'm on The Lays of Beleriand, so far, it's awesome! Have a great day! : )
Huge collection
Thanks :)
Thanks :)
I'm looking to have one complete set of Tolkien. I'd really like to get those that are illustrated by Alan Lee, those are my favorite so far that I've found.
Great collection sir.
Thank you very much 🙂 You should really go for this set. I’d say it’s the ultimate edition. There are tons out there, but this is just fantastic.
kudos 😁
Thanks!
Cool collection!
Many thanks! Check out my updated collection video from a few weeks back 🙂
that's one helluva collection.
Cheers :)
Wow what a collection😮
Thank you😃
Incredible collection!
Thanks!
Yes, yes. But how many churchwarden pipes do you have?
Argh I’m definitely missing that 😅
Omg loved the intro. That was absolutely brilliant ❤️
Amazing video👍👍
Best Tolkien collection ever!
I'm so jealous omg
Beautiful collection you've got there.
Thanks :)
Looked through your other videos, you have a new subscriber now ^^
@@leavnm6732 You're awesome, thanks!
This is why I love eBooks xD
Haha! I must disagree ;)
@@brewingbooks Nothing can replace the smell of a fresh paperback book or thumbing through physical pages, but for my poorly lifestyle, it works out lol. I actually have like 100+ old Reader's Digest books, wonder if there's a market for those?
Great Tolkien collection!
I used to have a pretty sizable Tolkien collection as well, unfortunately I lost most of my books.
Thank you for your comments. But oh dear! How did that happen?
While I have the same in terms of content. I severely am lacking nice hardback and collectors versions. Someday I'll upgrade.
impressive. tks for sharing
Thank you for your kind comment :)
Insane collection
Cheers :)
I have the Hobbit, LOTR box set of that incomplete Harper Collins set you do not have if you want the ISBNs. @ 1:13
Yes please thanks 🙂
@@brewingbooks
The Hobbit ISBN 0 00 675402-3
The Fellowship ISBN 0 00 712970 X
The Two Towers ISBN 0 00 712971 8
Return of the King ISBN 0 00 712972 6
Happy hunting my friend. 🙂
@@MrEMVme cheers mate 😃
Great video! 2:51 I've been eyeing the gorgeous hardback LOTR with the first edition covers for a while now... They just look absolutely fantastic! But are they good for reading? Anyways, cheers from India!
Hey there :) They're a good edition to read with - slightly awkward to manage at times especially with the thicker books, but certainly do-able.
Cool collection.
Cheers :)
Wow, this is cool!
Cheers!
Very nice
Thanks :D
Your deluxe editions are from which publisher? Also you didn’t like the Easton Press Tolkien collections? Or the Allen Lee Folio Society limited edition?
Almost all of my Tolkien books are from HarperCollins. I haven’t yet delved into Easton press editions … perhaps one day. As for the Folio edition of LOTR, I certainly love it, but it’s not part of my collection because I didn’t purchase it as it was too expensive! 😅
Impressive collection! May I ask what is the Hobbit edition at minute 3:06, that fits the size of all the new hardback releases?
Thank you! That’s the hardcover 70th anniversary edition of The Hobbit (2007) 🙂
Awesome
Cheers!
Just shows how busy Christopher Tolkien was after J.R.R. Tolkien passed away...
Very true. Decades of work dedicated to his father's writings.
An absolutely might collection, I thoroughly enjoy this video! I'll be watching it many times! I do have a particular question: 4:48. What's the overlap between "Tolkien, Artist & Illustrator", and "The Art of the Lord of the Rings" and "The Art of the Hobbit"? If I already have the last two, would the first one add new material? Thank you so much!
Yes, it seems there's much material in 'Artist & Illustrator' that is featured in the other two. My best guess would be, if you're going for either of the three books, go for 'Artist & Illustrator' as it provides a more generic overview of both LOTR and TH.
@@brewingbooks I see, thank you for your information. I already have The Art of the Hobbit, so I've been naturally thinking of getting TAotLotR too. I may get 'Artist & Illustrator' if it's at a good price.
So, have you started your Kindle collection yet? 🙂
Haha that might take a while until it happens 😄
The Beowulf at 3:47 is from HarperCollins or Houghton Mifflin? If it is HarperCollins, would you mind sharing the ISBN? Thank you!
Sure thing. It's the HarperCollins hardback edition with ISBN: 978-0-00-759006-3. Cheers :)
I like your collection! I have the Folio Society editions proudly on display and love them. Which book would you recommend to read after The Hobbit, LOTR and The Silmarillion?
Thank you! I'd suggest you either re-read The Silmarillion or else go tackle Unfinished Tales next :)
Your collection is just amazing in terms of both quantity and quality. I have a bad feeling about what the answer will be already, but it The Silmarillion at 03:05 still available on the market? I REALLY WANT ONE!! :(
Thank you very much! And as to your query, yes, I believe it is still very much on the market. If not as a new copy, certainly as second-hand.
Where do you get your books and do you know any good lord of the rings book set that is not to expensive
Hey Austen, if you're looking just for The Lord of the Rings, the black paperback editions are quite cheap and good quality [ISBN: 9780261102385] There are also sets with The Hobbit also included such as ISBN: 9780261103566. Hope this helps :)
I guess you could say you love Tolkien!!
That paperback HoME collection is very cool. How does it compare to the hardback editions?
Hey, so sorry for the horribly late reply. The hardback editions of HoME are great but not very convenient when trying to handle each massive volume to read. The paperback version are a much better way to go about tackling this. Other than that, they're a great collector's piece.
Two questions, please:
1) Are "The Unfinished Tales" (shown at 3:11) and "The Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-Earth" (shown at 3:31) the same books in terms of contents? I understand that this may be only a subtitle added to the new issue of this book and it is thicker because of the added illustrations, but it would be great if you confirm on that part.
2) "The Silmarillion" (shown at 3:05) - is this the second edition (that has introduction to both the first and the second edition, as well as the excerpt from a letter to Milton Waldman)?
Thank you for the videos!
UPDATED 1+ month later:
Ah, I found the answers by myself through buying those books :-) And I constantly keep returning to this video as a reference source of information.
Ouch! Sorry just seeing your questions now. My apologies. But yes, both Unfinished Tales have exactly the same content (except the second one is illustrated). While the Silmarillion has indeed the introduction and Milton Waldman letter.
@@brewingbooks No problem at all, and thank you nevertheless! Your videos answered most of the questions I had. I spent half a year building up my collection and I had an excellent guides always at hand ;-)
Merry Christmas and a happy 2022!
P.S. Of course, I bought both editions :-)
I cannot find copies of the children of Hurin published by Harper collins, can they not be found anymore?
That it strange. They’re certainly not out of print. You can always try online retailer such as Amazon and Book Depository
Wow, such an impressive collection! I just starting to build my Tolkien collection. Do you happen to know if the Harper Collins hardback versions of the books below match the dimensions of the newly release Hobbit and Lord of the rings and unfinished tales books:
The Story of Kullervo
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, Together with Sellic Spell
The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
Fall of Arthur
Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun
Yes! All the books you mentioned match perfectly in height and width alongside the new released boxset and Unfinished Tales :D
@@brewingbooks Thank you so much for your reply.
Is your Harper Collins version of the Hobbit at time stamp 3:06 the 75th anniversary glued edition? I was thinking of getting this one to start my collection but am wondering if I should try and pay more for the sewn edition? Thoughts?
To be honest, as long as you take care of the books, I don’t think it should make a massive difference. Granted, a sown book is much better than a glued binding, but if you think you’ll be using the book extensively, for reading and note-taking, then you might consider opting for the sown version. If, however, it’ll mostly be a collection piece, I see no wrong in acquiring one with glue binding.
(My advice somehow feels like the Elves as Tolkien describes them: “Go not to the Elves for counsel for they will answer both no and yes”) 😂
@@brewingbooks lol you have a good point. I’m no scholar and will take good care of it so a glue’d book should be fine:) thanks for your wisdom;)
At the same time, a sewn book that is not to tightly sewn has a muuuuch more pleasant feel to it while reading. The pages opens up in a totally different way.
I mean glued ones are alright (my latest reading of the hobbit was glued). But if I can pick, it's sewn over glued any day!
What an amazing collection.. bro you need to get the “the lord of the rings sketch book” by alan lee ASAP 😆😆
It's been in my wish list for quite a while :) Hopefully one day ...
what edition of beowulf do you have behind you there? (the one with the slipcase)
That's the hardback Folio Edition of 'Beowulf' in a slipcase. Overview video of that book coming soon :)
What do you recommend more the 12 book paperback HoME or the 3 book hardback one. I'm not sure which one to buy but, here in Norway the 12 book paperback is cheaper and I kinda like the feeling of just 12 books on your shelf than 3.
Definitely go for the 12 volume paperback. They’re so much more practical than the 3-volume set.
@@brewingbooks Thanks for replying! I'm definitely going to stick with the 12 book version and you got an awesome tolkien collection!
What volumes of history of middle-earth do you recommend?
It depends what you would like to read about. Volumes 1-5 deal with the early history of The Silmarillion. Volumes 6-9 focus on The Lord of the Rings. Some elements about Númenor around found in Volume 9 too. Then volumes 10-11 focus once again on The Silmarillion - the material Tolkien worked on after the publication of LOTR. Volume 12 is a discussion on how the LOTR appendices were developed, and a few other writings.
fucking wow mate
What about leather pocket edition of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings???
are the contents of all lotr book editions same?🤔.. I don't understand it🤷🏻♂️.. Plz reply me someone who knows about it🙏🏻...
Yes, pretty much. Some editions differ from others in a few typo corrections. Otherwise, it's all the same from first to last page. :)
Dumb question, but are the books ‘Beowulf’ and ‘Fall of Arthur’ actual poems or translated from old poems? I want to read them and add them to my collection, but I’m not really fond of poetry unfortunately :(
Hey there! The Fall of Arthur is Tolkien's original writing. It is an unfinished poem recounting King Arthur's return to England before his final battle. Tolkien's Beowulf is a prose translation of the original Old English poem. Hope this helps :)
@@brewingbooks oh okay. Thank you. Amazing collection by the way keep it up!!
respect ;)
Thanks! I’ve just posted an updated collection video in case you want to check it out 🙂
Increased subscribers fivefold in twelve months must be doing something right.
Cheers! One can but try 😅
please make a longer more indepth 30 minute long video showing off this collection of yours..
Your copy of the standard hardback of "The Silmarillion". Where and when was it printed and bound?
That is the 2006 hardback edition printed by HarperCollins. ISBN: 9780261102422
@@brewingbooks I'll be more specific. Depending on whether it is an earlier printing or a later printing, the dust jacket presents some differences. My copy of the standard hardback of "Unfinished Tales" has a different dust jacket than yours. The positioning of the logos and words on its "spine" (its side) is different and their letters as well as the words on its front are not... shiny. They're just straight up printed ink. I figured you have an early copy of "Unfinished Tales" while I have a late one. I want to find a copy of "The Silmarillion" that's just like yours. The page that follows the title page says where it was printed and bound.
@@victorarmandoneis Both my UT and Silmarillion with those dustjackets were printed and bound in Italy by L.E.G.O. SpA - UT is 11th printing and Silmarillion is the 10th. Hope this helps.
@@brewingbooks I knew it. My copy of "Unfinished Tales" was printed and bound by RR Donnelley APS in China.
@@victorarmandoneis Mystery solved then :)
The Silmarillion at 3:04, which edition is that? I need it lol
That is the 2006 hardcover edition 🙂
@@brewingbooksThanks! I’ll do some searching. It’ll go great with my Hobbit and LoTR 75th and 60th anniversary editions!
I am looking foe a nice deluxe edition. Those books are beautiful. Which edition would you suggest? I was looking at the new Lord Of The Rings & Hobbit by JRR Tolkien Deluxe Boxed Set - Illust by Alan Lee. Any suggestions?
Hey Jacob! If this will be your first box set purchase, then I would suggest going for the illustrated ones released last year. They're stunning. This is the ISBN no. for your reference: 0008376107 and here's a video review from my channel: th-cam.com/video/OFV8U3u6kpE/w-d-xo.html Hope this helps :)
Do you have the book about Edith Tolkien? :)
Which one is that, pls?
Which versions are the most original?
Nice video! Do you have 60th anniversary edition book? if not, any reason for that? Coz I am thinking to own it
Hey thanks! I actually don't own a copy of LOTR's 60th anniversary edition. I was tempted to get a copy once, but I never got around to it. Although I like a single-volume LOTR copy, I think the recent box set release tops it.
Please make your videos longer. Scroll through the books in more detail, it would be very interesting to take a look.🎆🎆🎆
Cheers for the feedback! Will certainly keep that in mind for my upcoming videos :)
Hi man! Beautiful collection. Which editorial is the first Black Cover Books? Should be nice if someone make the list of these books. Greetings!
Hey man! Thanks a lot. Those black cover books are from the 2002/2004 paperback editions.
But can you read Tengwar or Angerthas? :)
Just a bit. Can you? 😋
@@brewingbooks they are both pretty straightforward. As an added bonus, the inscriptions on the book covers actually contain real text
@@SizarieldoR I believe the one in the LOTR cover spells out Red Book of Westmarch and The Hobbit’s There and Back Again, if I’m not mistaken
How is your collection going, ¿any new additions?
Always :)
have you read the HoMe series? and did you enjoy it?
I've only read Vol 1 and parts of Vol 3 so far, and am loving it :) A very difficult, academically-heavy, series, but very insightful.
BRO LEMME GET THAT NEW BOXSET
Sure!
@@brewingbooks i really wish you weren't joking.
Shit. I wish I had this