This slipcased edition includes a colour frontispiece reproducing a page of Tolkien’s original manuscript of The Homecoming, and is printed on acid-free paper with a ribbon marker. It is quarterbound with a unique illustration by Bill Sanderson gold-foiled on grey boards and is housed in a custom-built slipcase. It also includes a digitally remastered recording of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth read by J.R.R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien, which is available on CD for the first time.
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The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth By J. R. R. Tolkien, Read by J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Edited by Peter Grybauskas On Sale: March 30, 2023 £9.99 Format: Audio-Book
That's the news I was expecting. I find a remastered digital audiobook version definitively more attractive than a CD attached to a deluxe. It is just a pity they decided to not include the translation of The Battle of Maldon...
Some pictures of the trade edition (courtesy of Stephen on a FB group) It is printed by CPI group in the UK. Last time we've had a trade printed in the UK, it was for Nature of Middle Earth. The Deluxe of NoME was printed by LEGO with superior acid-free paper. Let's hope it will be the case for The Battle of Maldon !
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Shot of the spine (courtesy of Stephen who shared it later on on their post).
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Looks like it matches up well with Beowulf : A Translation and Commentary, The Story of Kullervo, The Lay of Aotrou & Itroun and A Secret Vice.
At this point personally I'd like to see them update the spines on The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún and The Fall of Arthur in future printings to they match.
(Edit Looks like the upload failed maybe I forgot a step -- anyway here's the actual shot of the spine)
Personnally I have the feeling HC is dealing a bit differently with the scholarly works editions. onthetrail : maybe you were sent a scan of the deluxe's copyright page? Velmeran : I would like HC to edit a hardback in dustjacket of the recent paperback of Sir Gawain and the green knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo also, as the cover illustration would be very nice alongside The Battle of Maldon
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