TSR NuTSR Sells Rebound 1E Core Rulebooks For $650 Each

Despite being embroiled in ongoing legal disputes with WotC regarding use of the TSR trademark (amongst other things), NuTSR has posted images of leather-bound compilations of AD&D 1E books they say are rebindings of old material, complete with the disputed logo. They're selling these books for $650 each.

The Deities & Demigods book (middle top in the image) has a typo on the front cover.

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About these books, NuTSR says "Look what just came in. Sorry, we didn't have these in for TSR CON. (in the beginning, WotC said similar to what people below are saying. We said they are rebound of old material. Long story short, WotC said ok no problem, we have it in writing)"

As rebindings, these would be existing books simply being resold. However, the covers with the disputed logo are new.

In early March WotC launched a lawsuit -- (PDF attachment of filing) -- naming TSR, TSR CEO Justin LaNasa personally, and the Dungeon Hobby Shop museum. WotC seeks a judgement that TSR hand over all domains, take down all websites, pay treble damages and costs, hand over all stock and proceeds related to the trademarks, and more.

 

[Warpiglet-7]

They probably highlighted all the nipples in the monster manuals, just to stick it to overly-sensitive modern gamers.

Nipple Edition! Now with gold leaf cover!

$750

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Wow. This is for people who have "more dollars than sense".

Published by someone who has neither of 'em

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I only have one question ….

How are they NOT involved with NFTs?

 

[sevenbastard]

I don't need my 1e books rebound they held up well. My 5e books on the other hand....

Realistically three books in one for monsters doesn't really help me. It just makes it harder with non sequential page numbers and trying to find the index.

 

[Professor Murder]

This feels super Etsy to me.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Bonus points for the logo being infuriatingly uncentered.

 

[EthanSental]

So in theory the rebound pages of old books could have Cheeto and other stains from decades of use? I’m guess a few people might buy them but come on, not much widespread appeal and even less at that price.

 

[Lidgar]

Bonus points for the logo being infuriatingly uncentered.

But you have to love how they doubled down on it. It takes up a almost a quarter of the cover...for a logo!

 

[LordEntrails]

"Here, hold my beer. I haven't shot my left foot yet..."

 

[adamantyr]

Reprints like these were in the Dungeon Hobby museum before; I checked pics from during TSR Con and spotted them in the display case. They had one that didn't have the TSR Game Wizards logo on it at all, but another did.

There's a good chance that these copies are all that exist. I just can't see them spending any money to make more of these. My guess is the post was an attempt to see if they could get some interested buyers willing to pre-pay for them.