Looks a little worse in real life, the silver lettering is just rubbing off real quickly. Carries the book around with me and had it on my lap or on a table. Nothing too crazy, but this is a bit disappointing for such an expensive copy.

My boyfriend has read every book back and forth and I want to get him a nice version to have on the shelf. I don’t really know which version ranks better than another and I don’t want to just grab something I think is pretty but it’s not worth while to him. I was looking into this one

https://shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/lord-of-the-rings/products/the-lord-of-the-rings?variant=16177558585410

All opinions are welcome and appreciated 💛

While browsing HarperCollins website for the Tree and Leaf book, I have just surfaced a new edition mentioned as 'paperback illustrated edition' to be released Jul, 31 2025... It's a bit far from now and not that we need another B-format paperback, however what I found interesting is a) the suggested list price of £8.99 is even lower than the current black spine one, which goes for £9.99 - and its quality is already average at best... b) it is mentioned as illustrated edition, now, it could well be to differentiate itself from the black spine one mentioned as just 'paperback'... Still the question remains: are there supposed to be more illustrations by Pauline Baynes (or Tolkien himself) to justify 'illustrated' label for another book in Signature series or Center image series? One hint is that the new edition has 192 pages, which is 16 pages more than the black spine one... So I think there is hope for either new illustrations, or may be a new poem added. Thoughts?

Here are the details available from HC website: https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/tree-and-leaf-including-mythopoeia-j-r-r-tolkien?variant=32689416798286

Title: Tree and Leaf: Including MYTHOPOEIA
Authors: J. R. R. Tolkien
ISBN: 9780008761899
ISBN 10: 0008761892
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: July 31, 2025
Trimsize: 129x198mm
Pages: 192 pages
List Price: £8.99

I feel that maybe a thousand Tolkien book collectors paying +/- $1000 for a book might have cooled off spending on all other books for the meantime as they may have used up their quota for the month or the rest of the year (I did not get a Folio Hobbit).

Over the last week I just picked up a couple of books on Ebay that would have usually gone for around twice the price I paid according to valuations over the last 12 months of those books. And checking prices of other recent auctions, I feel this might have happened to other people too.

Hello, could anyone please tell me if there is any difference in the contets of these two editions:

https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-complete-history-of-middle-earth-boxed-set-christopher-tolkien?variant=39262772822094

https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-complete-history-of-middle-earth-christopher-tolkien?variant=32557919207502

They both seem to have the exact same number of pages so I assume not, but wanted to double check before I order. Thank you in advance!

Talk about an addiction. Just got into collecting Tolkien’s books a few months ago and now I need another bookshelf. Two most recent prized acquisitions are a 1971 UK Hobbit and 1st/1/st Uk Silmarillion.

(UK) Just a heads up, hope this doesn’t break the rules, but as we all know, collecting gets expensive and if we can save a bit of money then it’s a good opportunity.

There can’t be too much left I would assume, with the Myths and Legends Box Set releasing in the coming months. The Collected Poems don’t match, so maybe those (but I doubt it as they are a very new release)? The Reader’s Companion?

Been co

Been looking for this one for a while. Another set complete.

So my plan right now is to get the 60th-anniversary box set, the classic hobbit (I am not sure which edition, but I held the 75th edition in the store and wasn't impressed and didn't like the big "75" on it), and the matching Silmarillion (I know there is a matching unfinished tails, but I can only find them for around $90, which I do not want to spend on a single book) and everything else the current Alan Lee Hardcover. I love the Tolkien-designed covers so much; the Allen Lee 2020 editions might have better paper, but everything I've read shows that the 60th editions are still well-built.

Snagged these for only $10.99 each. Beautiful books.

Hi there!

So I was looking for a new, hardback, readable set of The Hobbit, LOTR, and Silmarillion.

I was looking through this subreddit and it seems like the consensus is that the Alan Lee Illustrated 4 book set is the way to go. They do look amazing and I like that there's a bunch of Tolkiens other books printed in a matching style to that set.

However, it's kind of an expensive set and I've seen some comments about them being hard to read. This review recommends a very specific way of reading the book to prevent messing up the binding. I've also heard these are not the "corrected" versions.

These "Tolkien Illustrated" editions of The Hobbit, LOTR, and Silmarillion look really nice as well as being more affordable. Reviews on Amazon also seem to think they're readable. However, there doesn't seem to be many posts about these versions in this subreddit

However, I've heard that Tolkien made very few complete drawings for these stories and most of them are rough sketches and don't really add much to the story in the way that Lee's do.

I'm kind of conflicted because I love seeing detailed interpretations of Middle Earth like Lee and Nasmith's art. At the same time, there's something kind of cool about seeing Tolkien's own interpretations, even if they're rough and unfinished.

I guess my main question is if these books are worth picking up? Are they good quality and readable? Thank you!

A kind commentor on r/lordoftherings directed me here.

I know nothing about book collecting, especially Tolkien books. My wife loves Tolkien and has always wanted to own a vintage collection of The Lord of The Rings books.

I'm thinking of buying The Lord of the Rings Unwin paperbacks 1974 Set (Soft cover). Does anyone have any advice? Is this a good set to buy? From my understanding this set is the first softcover edition to use Tolkiens art. Does this hold much value for collectors?

Im reading Tolkien for the first time. I’m just about to finish the hobbit, after spending sometime on here I decided to get the 60th box set. But I saw a box set for $36 on Amazon and just kinda pulled the trigger. I figured Il eventually get the 60th at a latter date. I then realized that it’s the older edition and that there are tons of errors. Will the errors ruin the experience for me? Should I return it and just bite the bullet on the 60th?

Printing on the spine of my copy of the new HoME Morgoth's Ring is upside down. Rest of the book is fine. Anyone else or is it just my copy?

Hello, so I want to get a single-volume copy of The Lord of The Rings and, after looking at the various editions out there, I'm mostly interested in one of these 2:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lord-Rings-50th-Anniversary-Deluxe/dp/0007182368

or

https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-Illustrated-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0358653037

I like both of them in terms of aesthetics, but which one has the better paper quality?