I’m still in doubt of buying the new standard hardback edition. But now I read on his blog that there’s a art print of Bilbo’s contract in it. Can anyone confirm this and post a photo please?
I’m still in doubt of buying the new standard hardback edition. But now I read on his blog that there’s a art print of Bilbo’s contract in it. Can anyone confirm this and post a photo please?
The two leafs (front and back) of Bilbo's contract are reproduced facing the title page, in colour. I won't post a photo of them due to copyright, sorry.
These were also the frontispiece for Return to Bag-End so they aren't new to this edition. They are smaller - both on one side of the sheet, rather than full sized on both sides of the sheet in RtB-E. In my copy of the two volume set (Houghton Mifflin), the plates are black and white, and in this new edition they are full colour. I don't have a UK edition to compare against though, sorry.
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