DarthIbis wrote:

Hey everyone,

I've been collecting the deluxe slipcase editions for a good while, and recently noticed a couple new items appear.

Lord of the Rings (Special Edition) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063274736/? ... collsguid-20&linkCode=osi
The Silmarillion (Special Edition) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMMZVDH9/? ... collsguid-20&linkCode=osi

The style of these seems to be a 'new' collection being published, different than the 'deluxe slipcases' that they've been doing since '04.

So if that's the case, my question is: Does anyone know if there is or will be a version of The Hobbit that goes with these other illustrated 'special' editions?

We discussed this very point in the video that came out today at around the 32 minute mark.

Just got the new paperback box-set of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

The box took a bit of damage in the post, not going to send it back.

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The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings (UK, Trade PB)

HarperCollins Publishers (1997-11-03)

£40.00 HarperCollins (Other Format) - Availability: Click to check

$39.97 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$36.00 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£31.63 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€35.99 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

$20.99 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£18.99 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

The individual impression numbers are for The Hobbit, 70, printed by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon

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The Hobbit

HarperCollins (2002)

£8.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$10.45 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$2.27 Biblio (paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$17.25 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£6.29 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€8.78 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£1.68 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£3.49 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

The individual impression numbers are for The Fellowship of the Ring, 35, printed by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon

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The Fellowship of the Ring (UK, Trade PB)

HarperCollins Publishers (2011-10-27)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$12.04 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$17.84 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£8.36 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€11.69 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

NZD 3.67 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£3.35 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

The individual impression numbers are for The Two Towers, 35, printed by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon

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The Lord of the Rings. Part 2 Two Towers (2011)

HarperCollins Publishers (1997T)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$11.11 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$2.70 Biblio (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$13.41 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.19 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€13.00 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£2.74 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£3.35 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

The individual impression numbers are for The Return of the King, 35, printed by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon

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The Lord of the Rings. Part 3 Return of the King

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (1997T)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$11.80 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$1.03 Biblio (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$13.68 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£6.04 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€8.99 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£1.00 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£3.28 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

For comparison the Waterstones Lord of the Rings paperbacks, seem to be identical except for red stain on the edges of the books, are

The individual impression numbers are for The Fellowship of the Ring, 36, printed by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon

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The Fellowship of the Ring (UK, Trade PB)

HarperCollins Publishers (2011-10-27)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$12.04 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$17.84 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£8.36 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€11.69 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

NZD 3.67 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£3.35 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

The individual impression numbers are for The Two Towers, 36, printed by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon

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The Lord of the Rings. Part 2 Two Towers (2011)

HarperCollins Publishers (1997T)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$11.11 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$2.70 Biblio (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$13.41 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.19 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€13.00 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£2.74 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£3.35 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

The individual impression numbers are for The Return of the King, 36, printed by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon

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The Lord of the Rings. Part 3 Return of the King

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (1997T)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$11.80 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$1.03 Biblio (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$13.68 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£6.04 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€8.99 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£1.00 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£3.28 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

Thanks for the info Trotter. I haven't ordered yet, because I wasn't sure if I'd get the new set or not...which dealer did you order from?

I bought it on eBay as they had a real picture of the box-set, not sure what you would get from Amazon, Blackwell's, etc.

Trotter wrote:

I bought it on eBay as they had a real picture of the box-set, not sure what you would get from Amazon, Blackwell's, etc.

I have ordered direct from HarperCollins. Will post what set I get when it arrives. Should arrive Wednesday or Thursday.

I bought my boxed set in store at Waterstones about 2-3wks ago. I thought I’d posted here but perhaps it was FB only. I don’t have the exclusive red stained set. People were saying back then about being not sure what set they’d get by online ordering as older pictures still being shown. You’d have thought by now stores would’ve updated pictures.

Trotter wrote:

We discussed this very point in the video that came out today at around the 32 minute mark.

Ah, thanks for the info.
I wasn't sure if I just missed it somehow or what the story was since it seemed a bit odd to me that they'd release Silmarillion before The Hobbit, but I suppose there could be a good reason for it such as they are working on assembling the artwork that will be included, etc.

remy wrote:

I have ordered direct from HarperCollins. Will post what set I get when it arrives. Should arrive Wednesday or Thursday.

Set arrived from Harpercollins. New Set.

The HarperCollins B-Format paperback for The Nature of Middle-earth came out today (with the US/William Morrow version coming out at the end of the month).

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The Nature of Middle-earth UK PB (2023)

HarperCollins (2023-02-16)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$12.10 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$6.58 Biblio (paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$15.93 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£8.08 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€9.39 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£6.67 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

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Nice to see, thanks for posting!

(It's still hard to believe that I was given the chance to take part in all this.)

Carl