Welcome to our site and thank you for taking the time to visit! We appreciate your time is valuable. We have specialised in selling rare books by J.R.R. Tolkien and since 2003, over 22 years. We are one of the oldest and largest, specialist Tolkien dealer in the world. J.R.R. Tolkien collectable books is all we do, no other authors, no other day job! We serve the Tolkien collector. We have become the recognised experts on Tolkien rare book collecting. Please see our new E-book resources. You will notice in our book inventory we have dozens of rare and first editions in stock and ready to buy! We are not using Tolkien books as a lost leader or as click bait for other books. Click on our shop links below to see our current inventory.
New November 2025
The new tariffs to the USA will not impact bound books which are permanently duty-free, unless the US government decides to change the codes. Some States will use the opportunity to add a sales tax. We will send books international duty paid as far as the paperwork our end, but any additional tariffs or sales tax added locally will be the customer’s responsibility. If you have any questions please ask.
We are not a general book dealer or new start-up jumping on the Tolkien bandwagon. We do not list a couple Tolkien’s editions to use as lost leaders to attract you to a general bookshop. We were a enthusiastic Tolkien book collectors prior to starting our Tolkien book business in 2002 and now over 23 years a specialist Tolkien dealer. We have been a fan and private collector for over 40 years. We seen in-person many thousands of copies, not just photographs on the internet like many Tolkien collecting fan informatuon websites. These sites depend mostly on conventional wisdom for authentication, what they think is correct because it’s not yet been disproved otherwise. This does not make facts. The publishers records were long lost.
While Tolkien first editions books are fairly easy to identify, assessing condition is everything to the price you should pay. The difference between average or worn and true fine condition can be thousands in the price. As experts with direct hands on experience in what is likely to come up for sale, we can advise the new and experiences collector alike. Don’t take chances with your hard earned money, buy the best, from the best. Festival Art and Books
We have 23 years of previous customers looking to sell their rare Tolkien book collections with us on consignment. If you do not see what you are looking for, please contact us and we will find it for you! Visit our shops frequently as our stock changes every week.
Key items for sale are listed on our Ebay and AbeBooks shops. While we get discovered on these sites, most of our sales are direct by email/phone saving you unnecessary taxes and fees. We can also meet up with you in person to show you our more expensive books. We also hand-deliver books expensive books all over the world. We have always had 100% positive feedback. As such a narrow specialist, we have to get it right, every time, every customer or we are out of business. If you see something for sale in our shops, contact us directly for the best price. We can save you money and taxes only if you buy direct!
No 1 Shop for Rare and Collectible Tolkien Books
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