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The Lord of the Rings Illustrated Edition (Pre-Purchase, Hardcover)

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Note, this book is available for pre-purchase and is set to be released on October 19, 2021. You will not be charged until your product ships.

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  • This new edition is illustrated with J.R.R. Tolkien's own artwork, created as he wrote the original text. It will be packaged with the following features: shrink-wrapped for damage protection, a sewn hardback binding with a ribbon placemark, ink-sprayed edges displaying Tolkien's runes, two maps loosely tucked, and will be printed on FSC "forest-friendly" paper. The text will be printed in two colors with full-color illustrations, and the dustjacket will be stamped in two foils with a circular die-cut.
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I'm a little confused about the illustrations....they say they're Tolkein's (and the maps that are well know to any previous reader certainly are) but it also shows watercolor images in the Amazon reviews, that are decidedly NOT Tolkien's (they look like they're from a different edition, one that I have which is three hardbound volumes with art by (Alan Lee? Brian Froud? Someone along those lines), which were done after the movies (many are based on the visualizations created for the movies. As far as I know, Tolkien didn't do illustrations like these. I assume this is part of the usual issue with Amazon where they lump reviews for multiple related things into one glob of commentary. Just be aware.

*edit: yes, the watercolor illustrations showing up in the amazon reviews section are from the 2013 or earlier version, and are by Alan Lee, not Tolkien.**
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YOU SHALL NOT PASS... on this deal if you loved the story.
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Just want to point out if it isn't obvious to people, this is the three Lord of the Rings books bound into one book.
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trikster2
07-27-2021 at 04:46 AM.
07-27-2021 at 04:46 AM.
Quote from Californify :
And here I am, spending $170 on UK preorder, without thinking much how I'm going to justify having another (8th, I think) edition of LOTR in my dusty collection.
It's $160 today. You should get the lowest price during the preorder period plus if the British Pound tanks it will be even cheaper......

I'm a bit meh about single volume sets but that red and black with the sliip cover looks cool..... Color me tempted.....
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07-27-2021 at 05:10 AM.
07-27-2021 at 05:10 AM.
Quote from petesdragon :
Is it worth $170 vs $48 for a deluxe limited edition with a different binding? Everything else appears to be the same. Thats a big difference in price!
I think the deluxe is limited to 5000 prints (according to the IGN article) so maybe they are trying to cash in on the colectors. But older versions of the other illustrated eddtions have not skyrocketed in price so that may be a dead end.

A nice middle ground is the hobbit/lotr illustrated set with the artwork by Alan Lee. While not original tolkien art ahe Alan Lee pictures I'e seen look great. And there seems to be a bit more art work with "seventy full-page colour paintings and numerous illustrations "

https://www.amazon.com/Hobbit-Lor...0008376107
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07-27-2021 at 05:44 AM.
07-27-2021 at 05:44 AM.
Quote from Bargankiller :
YOU SHALL NOT PASS... on this deal if you loved the story.
He doesn't say this in the book though!! Only "You cannot pass" twice
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07-27-2021 at 06:35 AM.
07-27-2021 at 06:35 AM.
Quote from hobbykitjr :
He doesn't say this in the book though!! Only "You cannot pass" twice

The movie altered the line for artistic reasons. The original line just doesn't have the same impact on screen. Herbert knew what he was doing.


Judge for yourself.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nrRyLmw3AEw
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07-27-2021 at 11:18 AM.
07-27-2021 at 11:18 AM.
Quote from trikster2 :
It's $160 today. You should get the lowest price during the preorder period plus if the British Pound tanks it will be even cheaper......

I'm a bit meh about single volume sets but that red and black with the sliip cover looks cool..... Color me tempted.....
I think he meant it's $170 after shipping costs. I'm debating this edition too just cuz it'll look pretty…
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07-27-2021 at 11:52 AM.
07-27-2021 at 11:52 AM.
This looks like a nice collectors edition but not quite as nice as the English version available for pre-order only. I'm holding out for the new LOTR audiobooks with Andy Serkis (He played Gollum in the movies) as the reader. I think they will be available in October, and they're going to be AMAZING! If you're interested, here's a sneak peek of the master at work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sez-kWSsHr0
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07-27-2021 at 01:16 PM.
07-27-2021 at 01:16 PM.
Quote from cadellvortigern :
Beats an illustrated Lord of the Flies, or Lord of the Dance for that matter.

Who's the most tragic literary figure here - Gollum, Piggy, or Michael Flatley?
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07-27-2021 at 03:31 PM.
07-27-2021 at 03:31 PM.
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Order this if you want a damaged book. Amazon uses no cushioning with books. It's almost guaranteed to have a smashed corner.
I keep returning non cushioned books that get damaged until they get it right. Took 4 tries last time.

I really don't understand how they started as a book seller and can't get that right anymore.
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07-27-2021 at 08:12 PM.
07-27-2021 at 08:12 PM.
I'd love to have it on my shelf but I just don't know if I will ever read it.
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07-27-2021 at 08:14 PM.
07-27-2021 at 08:14 PM.
Quote from rex5472 :
Is this the best version that's out? Or is there a better version of the books?
Well, you can well imagine that agreement on what version is best will be hard to come by. 😁

My personal favorite was this 1987 Houghton Mifflin (red) hardcover version:

https://www.amazon.com/LORD-RINGS-Fellowship-Towers-Collectors/dp/B00M0NFYTC/ref=sr_1_74?crid=1LFFJ5... [amazon.com]

Years ago this book was chewed up by my daughter's pet rabbit. I ended up replacing it with this 2004 Houghton Mifflin (blue) hardcover reprint

https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-Anniversary-Tolkien-Hardcover/dp/B01E8OTRAM/ref=pd_sbs_2/138-89657... [amazon.com]

These aren't illustrated (other than a pair of nice fold-out maps), but look to be a slightly larger size than this new version. I like this one, but YMMV.

EDIT: Not sure I believe this, but the Target website is showing it on sale for $45.99 with free shipping.

https://www.target.com/p/the-lord...nk=sametab
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07-27-2021 at 08:18 PM.
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This could be... Yawn a great cure Yawn for insomnia. Sleeping
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07-28-2021 at 05:44 PM.
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#1 New Release in Classic American Literature
Except it is British, not American!
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07-28-2021 at 05:52 PM.
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Quote from Mike0Ryan :
Well, you can well imagine that agreement on what version is best will be hard to come by. 😁

My personal favorite was this 1987 Houghton Mifflin (red) hardcover version:

https://www.amazon.com/LORD-RINGS-Fellowship-Towers-Collectors/dp/B00M0NFYTC/ref=sr_1_74?crid=1LFFJ5... [amazon.com]

Years ago this book was chewed up by my daughter's pet rabbit. I ended up replacing it with this 2004 Houghton Mifflin (blue) hardcover reprint

https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-Anniversary-Tolkien-Hardcover/dp/B01E8OTRAM/ref=pd_sbs_2/138-89657... [amazon.com]

These aren't illustrated (other than a pair of nice fold-out maps), but look to be a slightly larger size than this new version. I like this one, but YMMV.

EDIT: Not sure I believe this, but the Target website is showing it on sale for $45.99 with free shipping.

https://www.target.com/p/the-lord...nk=sametab [target.com]
The Target version you linked to is from 2004 with a different ISBN.
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At first I was skeptical but I'm happy to see 15k reviews for this already despite it not being out yet - so I'll know my money is well spent in 3 months when people first get their hands on it.
As someone else noted, most of the reviews are for earlier version all lumped together.
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I'm a little confused about the illustrations....they say they're Tolkein's (and the maps that are well know to any previous reader certainly are) but it also shows watercolor images in the Amazon reviews, that are decidedly NOT Tolkien's (they look like they're from a different edition, one that I have which is three hardbound volumes with art by (Alan Lee? Brian Froud? Someone along those lines), which were done after the movies (many are based on the visualizations created for the movies. As far as I know, Tolkien didn't do illustrations like these. I assume this is part of the usual issue with Amazon where they lump reviews for multiple related things into one glob of commentary. Just be aware.

*edit: yes, the watercolor illustrations showing up in the amazon reviews section are from the 2013 or earlier version, and are by Alan Lee, not Tolkien.**
His actual illustrations were put on exhibition a few years ago at the Morgan Library (I surreptitiously took some pics of dubious quality at the time) and some of them were released in an earlier book edited by Hammond and Scull, if you want to get some idea.

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0544636341/
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