Rogue Trader Content

[choppyred]

 Hi Brothers and Sisters, I have been bitten by the Oldhammer bug and I am in the market for a copy of the Rogue Trader rulebook. I have seen many for sale on a number of different sites ranging in price from a few pounds to £70/£80.

 My questions for you my B&C family are 1. how much do you think is fair to pay and 2. is there a difference between the content in the soft back and hard back editions, as I am only familiar with the hardback edition from my youth. Many thanks.

[Brother Tyler]

Okay, so by "Rogue Trader" you mean the 1st edition of Warhammer 40,000 and not the roleplaying game of the same name from Fantasy Flight Games, right? I came into the topic interpreting the latter, but the hardcover/softcover issue leads me to think (pretty confidently) that it's the former (especially since the FFG RPG didn't come in a softcover edition).
 
I don't recall any difference in content between the hardcover and paperback, but it's been a long time since my hardcover disintegrated.
 
Since value is totally subjective, it's difficult to say. Personally, I wouldn't pay more than $50 for a copy (so far less than £70/£80), but since I already have a copy (from 1990, not one of the later reprints), I may be underestimating the value. Practically speaking, unless you need a copy of the book for something, pretty much anything and everything "cool" from the book (mostly the pictures and lore) can be found online somewhere.

[Aqui]

If you're looking for the 40,000 rule book aka Warhammer 40,000 first edition and not the RPG book, then a trip to Warhammer World (If you're able to) will be a good idea. They're selling exact reprints there. Not entirely sure what the price is, but it's definitely around the £40 mark or so :)

 

Edit: answer the other question. There was no difference in content between soft and hard back versions, save the binding :)

Edited March 14, 2018 by Aqui

[choppyred]

Thanks for the swift answers,  yeah 1st edition 40k is what I am talking about, sorry for sowing confusion. As there is no difference in content I will pick up the soft back from Amazon for the grand price of  £0.03 + £2.50 postage. I also found a PDF for the whole book on games-workshop if anyone is interested, I myself being old fasioned want to hold a physical book.

[Axineton]

The warhammer world reprint is £36 I bought one last month on my visit there