Stu wrote:

Does anyone remember what impression of CoH changed the HC logo to white?

I don't, sorry. I might ask next time I have a chance, but likely no-one there will remember either.

Eorl wrote:

I had preordered the HC deluxe edition from Amazon.com but it got canceled last week (the reason cited was “lack of availability”), so I’ve preordered from Amazon.co.uk now.

Yeah, I've seen this happen with every HC deluxe edition - Amazon lists it from the publisher files, but then cannot get any copies because of territory rights (Houghton Mifflin having the US market). Sometimes I have gotten a very good price ordering from Amazon.ca (Canada) but there is no guarantee that the "export" edition HC sends there is identical to the one published in the UK.

[edit] Checking just now, the Canadian site has it for approx $72, and the UK site for $64, plus shipping on each, so better to go with the UK. Not always the case (and one of my bag of tricks when looking for good deals on UK titles in the US).

That makes sense, Jeremy. I hadn’t thought about the HC vs HMH rights in the US being the cause.

I can’t wait, as usual, to see the design of the foil motif (by good old Alan Lee I assume).

I also saw from my Facebook that Waterstones has released the picture of one of Alan Lee’s illustrations from the book (ULMO APPEARS BEFORE TUOR), along with a competition to win a signed print.

Link: https://www.waterstones.com/win/alan-l ... -j-r-r-tolkien-prize-draw

I'm guessing the foil motif on the deluxe may match the cover of the large print edition: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-f ... her-tolkien/9780008302771

*Gasp* That is rather breathtaking! Thanks Karl.

The swan helm looks amazing - and I hope it is not my imagination telling me the negative space forms a face, representing Tuor perhaps.

I also see the Tower of Turgon, and signs of battle at its feet; both encircled by devouring dragons.

It’s very well done I think.

These are the Alan Lee signing events at Waterstones in the UK
https://www.waterstones.com/events/search/author/332510

Glasgow Monday 27th August
Newcastle Tuesday 28th August
Leeds Tuesday 28th August
Manchester Wednesday 29th August
Birmingham Wednesday 29th August
London Thursday 30th August
Reading Friday 31st August (afternoon)
Oxford Friday 31st August (evening)
Exeter Saturday 1st September

Also, Alan Lee will be appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival and in Bath:

Mon 27 Aug 18:30 - 19:30
Baillie Gifford Main Theatre
£12.00, £10.00

REVEALING TOLKIEN'S HIDDEN CITY

In this global publishing event, return to Middle Earth in the company of Alan Lee. The illustrator of The Fall of Gondolin, the final book in the trilogy of Tolkien’s Middle Earth tales, Lee not only illustrates the beautiful editions of Tolkien's books but also won an Oscar for his work on Peter Jackson's screen adaptations. Meet a master of his craft and discover how he brings this incredible fantasy world to life.

https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/alan-lee-12008

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Alan Lee on illustrating Tolkien in Bath
Saturday 1st September
Venue: St Swithin's Church, The Paragon, Bath, BA1 5LY
Doors open 11am
Start time 11.30am

The £75 event voucher is redeemable against a beautifully illustrated limited slipcase edition of The Fall of Gondolin.

Alan Lee, long standing Tolkien illustrator and recipient of an Academy Award for his work on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, will be talking about his artwork for Tolkien’s The Fall of Gondolin.

Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, The Fall of Gondolin is one of Tolkien’s Great Tales alongside The Children of Húrin and Beren and Lúthien. This beautiful story captures the rise and fall of a great Elven kingdom, taking place millennia before the events of The Lord of the Rings. This book brings all the existing work together in one place presenting the story in its full glory.

As with the publication of Beren & Luthien in 2017 this will be a huge moment in publishing and we will have a limited amount of copies signed by the illustrator Alan Lee.

https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/ ... -on-illustrating-tolkien/

Where on earth do they get this description from?

"Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story"

This suggests a CoH approach whereas all the info elsewhere suggests a B&L style.

Anybody know any more?

Are most of those signing dates not a good couple of days before the official publication date? Thought publication was Thursday 30th?

I agree the marketing fluff is quite misleading here (and has some typos too). And yes Khamûl it does seem like some of these are before the official release date. This makes them Rare! and Desirable!