Options for Illustrated editions (Alan Lee, etc) of Hobbit and Lord of the Rings

Hi all. Compared to many of you, I have a pretty minimalist collection. However, I'm interested in getting the Alan Lee illustrated versions of the Hobbit and LOTR.

I don't have any official illustrated versions, so one of my main objectives is to obtain copies of Alan Lee's illustrations. I do think the 2024 Deluxe editions have a few extra illustrations, but overall are quite comparable to the 2020 HC (and presumably 2025 WM) books. I want something that is good quality, especially in the sense of being readable. In other words, quality of printed text and images and quality of binding are the biggest priorities. I don't particularly care about matte vs glossy paper for images, though I might prefer matte for text. More important for images are the brightness, color, and ink quality. Regarding binding quality, I would want something durable and also something that doesn't tend to open in "clumps." I would love to have copies that are not bound too tight (i.e. able to read while holding in the hand, not on a table or desk, and without having to force open the book). Regarding text, I would prefer to have the newest reset text and updated index, mainly for the Lord of the Rings. Does anyone know if the 2020 HC version (below) has the same updated text as the 70th anniversary? Or is it still using the older ~2005 update?

Here are the options that I'm seeing for Alan Lee editions of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. (these are all available or will be available as of mid-to-late 2025)
1) 2020 HarperCollins Hobbit and LOTR boxed set (ISBN 9780008376109)
Did this one have some bad printings? If so, what is my chance of getting a bad set ordering direct from Amazon? (i.e. not from a 3rd party seller) I've seen it discussed somewhere, but how many illustrations would I be missing with this over the 70th anniversary versions below? I realize it may be too early to know what extra images are in the Hobbit versions.
2) 2025 William Morrow Hobbit and LOTR boxed set (ISBN 9780063451964)
Do new/1st printings tend to be higher quality or more collectable? If I get this in a few months, would it likely be better quality than a recent printing of the 2020 set, above?
3) 2024 HC 70th Anniversary LOTR + 2025 HC Hobbit (ISBN 9780008669430 + ISBN 9780008779900)
4) 2024 WM 70th Anniversary LOTR + 2025 WM Hobbit (ISBN 9780063392939 + ISBN 9780063473423)
For both 3 & 4, the HC and WM LOTR copies, what has your experience been regarding printing/image/binding quality? What impressions are currently being shipped from vendors, and do you think the added cost equates to better quality when comparing 3&4 to 1&2?
5) 1997 WM Hobbit + 2002 WM LOTR (ISBN 9780395873465 + ISBN 9780618260515 + ISBN 9780618260591 + ISBN 9780618260553)
For these versions, how many Alan Lee illustrations would I be missing? It looks like they're still being printed or maybe the available books are just extra inventory... but how has the quality been on these versions? I realize these have the older text version, but how was print/binding quality?

As a side note, the 40th anniversary deluxe Unfinished Tales (2020, ISBN 9780008387969) and 2021 Deluxe Silmarillion (ISBN 9780008433956) also look quite nice to me. Would they go well in terms of size with the 2024 Deluxe LOTR?

For those of you that have some or all of these, I'd love to hear some comparisons, likes, and dislikes. I realize I'm asking for some speculation and conjecture, but the collective wisdom and experience on here could easily point me in the right direction. Thanks for any suggestions. Beginning a collection is a slippery slope!