Re: That Awful Epilogue and Lord of the Rings


"Louis Epstein" <le@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:X7qdnVy9DauuclDVnZ2dnUVZ_rHinZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Here in Minnesota! <neverwillicheckthis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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: It's interesting to note that the first *authorized* paperback edition of
: the Lord of the Ring came out in 1973. JRR Tolkien didn't believe that
: the paperback edition should come out until the author had died.

WRONG...I wonder how you garbled THAT out of the statement he
had on the back of the Authorized Edition (from Ballantine):

"This paperback edition,and no other,has been published with
my consent and co-operation.Those who approve of courtesy
(at least) to living authors will purchase it,and no other."

(This was continued for a period after his death,in smaller
print,but he clearly regarded his being alive as a reason one
should not purchase the Ace edition [Ace had taken advantage
of a copyright-law loophole and rushed into print before
offering him royalties,NOT the way proper publishing is done]).

I just verified this checking my Hobbit and TLotR paperbacks from 1966.

I didn't "garbled" the information from the forward. I worked in a bookstore in 1973 and I remember when the *authorized* paperback edition came out. The information came direct from the publisher in 1973.

I think we sold more LOTR books than all other books put together fir a few days.

Ace at least thought they had a loophole and published the paperbacks without giving Tolkien ANY royalties. Eventually Ace gave into pressure and gave Tolkien royalties [not much] and promised not to reprint. Sorry I don't consider the Ace paperback an "authorized edition".

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