Thanks, Remy. I did think they were meant to be nowadays.

I’ve just noticed that booklet with the deluxe Silmarillion. Is that a reprint of an older booklet from several years ago, do you know?

huan68 wrote:

I’ve just noticed that booklet with the deluxe Silmarillion. Is that a reprint of an older booklet from several years ago, do you know?

It was released as The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien: A Brief Account of the Book and its Making in 1977, the text was also printed in Mallorn 14.

How is the quality of the illustrations?

Is the silver fading from the spine of the deluxe?

Great Polar Bear wrote:

Is the silver fading from the spine of the deluxe?

No, I believe that's just the lighting in the photo

Indeed. Just lighting in the photo.

Images from the WM volume supplied by LanceFormation

Mr. Underhill wrote:

Images from the WM volume supplied by LanceFormation

And an image of the front board. I never thought the green would work out quite so well.

For those who have the trade version (either HarperCollins or Williams Morrow) could you post where yours was printed?

Seen images for the following printers and am a bit confused/curious what the breakdown happens to be...
• HarperCollins printed by Rotolito S.p.A. in Italy
• William Morrow printed by RR Donnelley APS in China
• William Morrow printed by Rotolito S.p.A. in Italy