Our deluxe copy from W H Smith arrived today!

- wellinghall

Yes, it did, they have changed the description now.

This does not look too bad when looking at the box-set, but looks like they had very big mice, look at the rest of the pictures. To be fair does point out the issues, "Books are unread but covers are messed up. I have no idea how that happened but inside books are mint and they have no spine wear"

The seller is also using the horrible Global Postage Programme, which also deserves to disappear as soon as possible.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/J-R-R-Tolki ... ain_0&hash=item232b363b39

W H Smith tell me that my deluxe copy has been despatched.

- wellinghall

Yes, the AU edition is generally of a noticeably higher quality. The Buckram (or buckram-like) boards appear much more durable than the paper covered boards of the UK edition. The pages in the AU edition are also a bit whiter.

The opposite goes for S&G. The AU edition actually has slightly thinner paper-covered boards than the UK edition.

On first glance the two books look identical, ISBNs are the same as are impressions, but they are clearly not the same

Stu, Do you think they have better paper, buckram is a better paper for me than regular paper as Khamûl states?