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Festival Art & Books
Festival Art & Books is a specialist Tolkien rare book dealership run by Mark Faith in
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# Festival Art & Books
> Festival Art & Books is a specialist Tolkien rare book dealership run by Mark Faith in
> Mid-Wales, United Kingdom (Machynlleth area). Est. 2001, trading as Festival Art and
> Books since 2009. One of the world's oldest and largest specialist Tolkien rare-book
> dealers, 5,000+ rare Tolkien books sold. First editions of The Hobbit (1937) and The
> Lord of the Rings (1954–55), other Tolkien firsts, and original Tolkien-inspired art.
> Sales on eBay, AbeBooks and direct email; no on-site checkout.
## Collecting Guides
- [Collecting Tolkien Books for Fun and Investment](https://festivalartandbooks.com/guides/collecting-tolkien-books-for-investment): How to collect and invest in Tolkien first editions: buy the earliest printing you can in the best possible condition, complete with its dust jacket, ideally from a specialist dealer.
- [Collector's Guide Introduction](https://festivalartandbooks.com/guides/collectors-guide-introduction): Mark Faith’s introduction to the Tolkien Collector’s Guide: twenty-five years as a specialist dealer, why condition and market knowledge matter, and how this free guide can save you time and help you make better collecting choices.
- [The Hobbit First Edition (1937): Identification Points](https://festivalartandbooks.com/guides/hobbit-first-edition-1937-identification): How to identify a 1937 first-edition Hobbit from Allen & Unwin: copyright page, binding, dust jacket and why condition, not ISBNs or issue points, drives value.
- [The Lord of the Rings First Edition (1954–55): Identification Points](https://festivalartandbooks.com/guides/lotr-first-edition-1954-55-identification): How to identify Allen & Unwin first-edition Lord of the Rings volumes (1954–55): printing history, impression charts, uniform wear, and why matched 1st/1st sets were never sold new.
- [Technicalities](https://festivalartandbooks.com/guides/collectors-guide-technicalities): Tolkien book technicalities explained: printing history from the 1950s to digital print-on-demand, states versus printing errors, Lord of the Rings impression charts, and what proofs and advance reading copies are worth to collectors.
- [The Ballantine Tolkien Paperbacks and Barbara Remington's Cover Art](https://festivalartandbooks.com/guides/ballantine-tolkien-paperbacks-barbara-remington): Why the rushed 1965 Ballantine Tolkien paperbacks and Barbara Remington's cover art, which Tolkien disliked, helped propel his work to worldwide fame.
- [The Three Eras of Tolkien Books](https://festivalartandbooks.com/guides/collectors-guide-three-eras): The three eras of Tolkien book collecting, hippie paperbacks, pre-2000 deluxe editions, and the post-Jackson film era, plus what modern print runs, slipcased deluxes and shrink-wrapped copies mean for future value.
- [What to Buy](https://festivalartandbooks.com/guides/collectors-guide-what-to-buy): What Tolkien books to collect and why condition beats edition: specialist dealer expertise, Hobbit and Lord of
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