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12 Mar
2023/3/12 22:19:04 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Finally got them and delighted.

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13 Mar
2023/3/13 22:46:03 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Thanks for sharing this pic.

I had planned to get these at some point, but the inconsistencies on those spines is already driving me nuts. I’m going to pass.
14 Mar
2023/3/14 16:59:47 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Yes I'd agree that if you want laser precision on the bookshelf these are not for you.
That said, I don't know how aligned even a series of first editions would be. Plus as I understand it, early issues will be different publishers from later volumes.........depends on budget and patience I suppose.
They are certainly good enough for me as I'll be reading them several times in rotation over years to come as I read through the whole legendarium repeatedly.
14 Mar
2023/3/14 17:33:56 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia

Amon Rudh wrote:

That said, I don't know how aligned even a series of first editions would be.

The first printings do not all line up on the dust-jacket spines.

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14 Mar
2023/3/14 18:39:26 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia

Trotter wrote:

Amon Rudh wrote:

That said, I don't know how aligned even a series of first editions would be.

The first printings do not all line up on the dust-jacket spines.

Very nice!
15 Mar
2023/3/15 11:39:41 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
The later impressions, where they are all Harper Collins printings, line up much better, as can be seen by the comparison. The lettering on the spine was changed, I presume, for this reason.

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15 Mar
2023/3/15 20:39:36 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
One other thing to consider is that all POD volumes have black rather than coloured boards. I think some originals have coloured boards?
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