William Morrow Collector's Editions

 






In a rather surprising move, the US Tolkien publisher (now William Morrow) are offering their own Collector's Editions of the primary Tolkien Middle-earth books. However, they are different - and better! - than HarperCollins' (UK) variation of them!

Not to speak ill of any particular publisher, though typically the UK editions have been overall nicer - even when both publishers offer the exact same version, the UK one tends to favour better materials or production. 

This has changed (a possible one-time thing) by William Morrow offering better binding, a ribbon-marker and stained edges to line of publisher-labelled 'Collector's Editions.' 

The item that has the publication date the farthest away is The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set, coming out Nov 5. Below are some photos (courtesy of Amazon (US site: .com), along with the ISBNs of the titles in this format. 




The Hobbit: 9780063396203




The Lord of the Rings (Boxed Set): 9780063421240



The Fellowship of the Ring: 9780063412613


The Two Towers: 9780063412620


The Return of the King: 9780063412637



The Silmarillion: 9780063396197

Since that these are nicer than the UK ones, I'll be 'featuring' them instead, when the time recommend Tolkien books comes up through my blog. 

Note: I'm not 'switch' to US versions, period, but rather for these versions I'll be suggesting the US over the UK. 

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