The 5-Volume box looks exactly like the 4-Volume box with the addition of the new title listed below the others (and its expanded width). From the "lavish collector's gift" description, I almost expected something new and improved. A nice set nonetheless.

I have the 4-volume set, a very nice set indeed. Does anyone have a picture of this 5-volume set? I'd like to see it, but I can't seem to find a picture of it.

I can make one... but it is the same set, same box, but with one book extra. Actually looks better then the 4 sets. Saddest part, the courrier they used managed to destroy ten sets (don't know if HC is going to replace the slipcases), otherwhise there are now 90 sets left.

Man I hate shipping carriers who have a lack for what we buy. Too many stories these days.

Okay, a couple pictures hastily taken on my iPod (which has a terrible camera). I'll take some more pictures with a real camera in the next few days, but hopefully these will give some idea of what the set looks like.

Thanks for the pictures. It looks somewhat nicer, indeed. But as Karl states, too bad they didn't do anything new with the set. Where did you buy it? I see it's not for sale on HC's tolkien.co.uk site...

Take another look Onónion.

Thanks!

Thanks from me too! I have a birthday coming up and have forwarded the link to my wife...

You´re both welcome!
At first I also didn´t found it and was puzzled why HC wouldn´t sell it on their site, but a friend pointed it out to me too.

Set appears to be now sold out.

http://www.tolkien.co.uk/titles/79643 ... r-r-tolkien-9780007488209