Urulöké wrote:
I think the foil was removed for this impression - see HarperCollins quote (my emphasis added):The Companion jacket has been redone in light grey with a red ring – we were never entirely happy with just how dark the original brown and purple jacket turned out – and the three individual books have had their ‘50th Anniversary edition’ strapline removed from the front and the copper foil has been replaced with tasteful colours which tone in with the artwork. It’s a subtle difference, but one that I hope will be regarded as an improvement.
https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/n ... t_id=13612#forumpost13612
Thanks for that - I should have re-read the quoted bits again before asking the question!
My One volume turned up today, 99% undamaged. Slight bump through the cardboard box to the plastic slipcase - but not enough to worry about. I think many, many of these books will be damaged to some degree in the post - they are too heavy for Amazon packaging. The inner cardboard carton is all that saved mine.
The plastic slipcase is much nastier in real life than in the pictures. On the plus side, mine does seem to be a reasonable fit - the book slides in and out without any problem. It just looks absolutely crap. I think the decision to put so much of the text onto the slipcase, rather than on the boards of the book was a poor one by HC, as it means that the slipcase can't be considered as disposable wrapping, even though that is all it is. Definitely not a GBP 60 book - I guess the expected Amazon 40% discount has been built into the RRP.
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Trotter wrote:
Just got the three volume 60th Lord of the Rings and Reader's Companion in a slipcase.
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If anybody else has a copy yet, does your dust-jacket on the Two Towers, appear to be the correct size and fit well on the book?
I got mine today. The Two Towers Dust Jacket appears to be the correct size. However, the lower board is noticeably (a couple of mm) less wide than the upper. The RotK DJ is probably slightly too wide, but hasn't got the folding seen on your TT (but it could have developed a fold in the same way as yours if the postal service had been less kind). There is also a bit of colour transfer from the box and from the RoTK onto the Reader's Companion DJ.
Also of significant note is the printing of the Dust Jackets which all look a bit like colour photocopies. You can very clearly see the little dots making up the printing of the solid background colours on all four jackets. When you put the 6th impressions next to the first impressions, the quality of DJ printing between ten years ago and today is a mile apart. The new ones aren't bad, they just don't look quite right compared to the originals. Personally, I think the foil on the 1st impressions looks much better (but presumably was deleted as a cost saving exercise).
All in all, it seems to be an OK set. Somewhat lower in quality than books from a few years back (in line with the ongoing trend at HC), but certainly acceptable for the Amazon discounted price (GBP 55). At 90 pounds, I'd probably be less happy. And I'm pleased to see it isn't printed in China (unlike the one volume).
Does anyone know when Volume 11 of the Journal of Tolkien Studies might be coming out?
And will the forthcoming paperback edition of Verlyn Flieger's "Tolkien On Fairy Stories" have any new material?
Thanks
- wellinghall
And will the forthcoming paperback edition of Verlyn Flieger's "Tolkien On Fairy Stories" have any new material?
Thanks
- wellinghall
And the new, 60th anniversary, LotR and Readers' Companion - is there enough new material / corrections to make it worthwhile?
- wellinghall
- wellinghall
wellinghall said
"And the new, 60th anniversary, LotR and Readers' Companion - is there enough new material / corrections to make it worthwhile?
- wellinghall"
You can decide for yourself, as the "new material / corrections" are pretty much all listed on Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull's web site.
Lord of the Rings changes
http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/rings.html
Lord of the Rings Readers Companion changes
http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/readers2.html
"And the new, 60th anniversary, LotR and Readers' Companion - is there enough new material / corrections to make it worthwhile?
- wellinghall"
You can decide for yourself, as the "new material / corrections" are pretty much all listed on Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull's web site.
Lord of the Rings changes
http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/rings.html
Lord of the Rings Readers Companion changes
http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/readers2.html
THE BOOK OF JONAH WILL BE PUBLISHE
EDITOR NOTE RELEASED:
The October 2014 issue of the Journal of Inklings Studies will be a special issue on the Inklings and the Bible.
It will include articles on C.S. Lewis’s “Liar, Lord or Lunatic” paradox, Lewis’s use of the Bible in his RAF talks, Lewis and Jerome, and J.R.R. Tolkien’s philosophy of creation. It will also include original texts by two Inklings: Charles Williams’s review of the Bible in Basic English, and J.R.R. Tolkien’s original translation of the Book of Jonah for the Jerusalem Bible.
Tolkien’s translation of Jonah as it appears in the Jerusalem Bible is a collaborative effort, drafted by Tolkien but edited by a style editor employed to standardize the grammar and vocabulary of the various translators contributing to the Jerusalem Bible. With kind permission, we are able to make available Tolkien’s original translation from Bodleian Manuscript. A research article by Brendan Wolfe on the history and features of the translation will accompany the text.
To order or subscribe, go to the Journal of Inklings Studies website.
Source: http://judithwolfe.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/tolkiens-jonah-text/
EDITOR NOTE RELEASED:
The October 2014 issue of the Journal of Inklings Studies will be a special issue on the Inklings and the Bible.
It will include articles on C.S. Lewis’s “Liar, Lord or Lunatic” paradox, Lewis’s use of the Bible in his RAF talks, Lewis and Jerome, and J.R.R. Tolkien’s philosophy of creation. It will also include original texts by two Inklings: Charles Williams’s review of the Bible in Basic English, and J.R.R. Tolkien’s original translation of the Book of Jonah for the Jerusalem Bible.
Tolkien’s translation of Jonah as it appears in the Jerusalem Bible is a collaborative effort, drafted by Tolkien but edited by a style editor employed to standardize the grammar and vocabulary of the various translators contributing to the Jerusalem Bible. With kind permission, we are able to make available Tolkien’s original translation from Bodleian Manuscript. A research article by Brendan Wolfe on the history and features of the translation will accompany the text.
To order or subscribe, go to the Journal of Inklings Studies website.
Source: http://judithwolfe.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/tolkiens-jonah-text/
Thank you for that information tolkienbrasil.
Looking at the website, the October issue (Vol 4 No 2) does not appear to be available to purchase yet as a single issue.
Looking at the website, the October issue (Vol 4 No 2) does not appear to be available to purchase yet as a single issue.
Just a reminder that you can now buy the October 2014 Journal of Inklings Studies.
http://www.inklings-studies.com/current_issue.html
and on Thursday the 9th October, the Pocket Tom Bombadil is published
http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/1 ... -and-expanded-edition.php
http://www.inklings-studies.com/current_issue.html
and on Thursday the 9th October, the Pocket Tom Bombadil is published
http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/1 ... -and-expanded-edition.php