Okay so I found THe Hobbit 70th Anniversary Edition at a local bookstore, but I'm in the US so it's the Houghton-Mifflin version. It doesn't seem like the LotRs in this series were printed here, so I'll have to buy the Harpercollins versions online. Other than the publisher logo, etc, these should all be the same size and everything, right?

Size may be different. My HarperCollins copies are 229mm high.

so does anyone know where i can actually buy the 50th anniversary editions of these online? tolkien.co.uk doesn't ship them to the us, and amazon.co.uk is out of stock. not sure about the quality buying used from amazon either.

my girlfriend got me the silmarillion for christmas and i just ordered unfinished tales, just mostly want LotR now.

I can only find the Fellowship of the Ring in print from the Book Depository, other two volumes are currently unavailable.

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Lord- ... ing-Tolkien/9780007203543

eBay item 68575005

eBay item 67979048

eBay item 68976011

Good luck! They seem to be in very good condition, he says that he had read the books only once very carefully, but please ask the seller yourself.

haha he only ships to Germany and Austria. i guess i'll just wait til bookdepository or amazon gets them in stock again. ordered fellowshhip from bookdepository

I would kindly ask him, if he would make an exception. Should work if you pay the extra charge for the shipping.