Originally Posted by
DeltaboundRedux
Still, a retro/non-retro huge check is worthy of something crazy stupid, surely? God help the Miata lovers.
Personally eyeing a 1st Edition "Germany is Our Problem" - Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
Either that or way, WAY too much on the Folio Society reprints. I'm reasonably certain my wife would divorce me if I purchased their special limited edition LOTR with the newly commissioned Alan Lee paintings.
At $1500 for the Folio's LOTR, the 1945 "FU, Germany" Morgenthau book that looks to have superseded/merely been postponed by the Marshal Plan at a mere $500 seems reasonable by comparison.
(Best not take either on a red eye. Coffee has a way of spilling on the darn things. Don't get me started on how I ruined an original copy of James Burnham's 1943 copy of "The Machiavellians". Absolutely inconsolable. A crime against bibliophiles everywhere. And it was the PLANE COFFEE! Which is to say, shi***)
The Alan Lee paintings really are fantastic. Well worth it, although it’s sold out now. Get one of the later editions on India paper for your travel needs, though those are eBay only at this point as well and several hundred dollars. Considering the folio editions are already around 3k on eBay, just tell your wife it’s a good ROI
