The Fireside

  This post will examine (by way of speculation) some titles yet to be published in the Signature Paperback Collection by HarperCollins.  HarperCollins is in the process of reissuing a vast number of Tolkien paperbacks into a new style, 'The Tolkien Signature Collection.' So far, roughly 90% of the various paperbacks have been released into this style. There's the odd title here and there yet to come to that format.  It's up to HarperCollins to decide which titles will be arriving in this new, unifying paperback format. The ones that will be mentioned here are certainly candidates, either way of receiving new ISBNs, or by having future print runs use the new covers - if they've already been published in paperback format by HarperCollins, that is.  Letters From Father Christmas   I can picture how this could look in my head: it would feature the image above (which has adorned the front covers in shape or form of various editions over recent years) and the book's ...

  Recently, HarperCollins has been re-issuing most of the Tolkien titles in a new paperback style. Since that a vast majority of these share ISBNs with other covers, eventually the older covers will be replaced with the new. I wanted to provide head's up for that. If ordered via Amazon UK, Blackwell's, or Waterstones, you'll very likely have the newer/Signature cover. If possible, it may be best to actually visit  the bookstore so you can see which one they actually have on their shelves.   This post is a Master Post, collecting ISBNs of the titles released in this style. I have made them into 'groups' or 'sets' for ease of reference, as well as possibly assist in purchasing them, if one were to get more than one book at once. Where boxed sets exist, the 'collection Number' will replicate the titles contained in a boxed set. Over the course of time, this post will get updated. Once a new title comes to this format, I'll do a separate blog post fo...