I wonder if the fold out maps will be attached or detached from the book?

Mr. Underhill wrote:

I wonder if the fold out maps will be attached or detached from the book?

According to this, they're detached:

This new edition is illustrated with J.R.R. Tolkien’s own artwork, created as he wrote the original text. It will be packaged with the following features: shrink-wrapped for damage protection, a sewn hardback binding with a ribbon placemark, ink-sprayed edges displaying Tolkien’s runes, two maps loosely tucked, and will be printed on FSC “forest-friendly” paper. The text will be printed in two colours with full-colour illustrations, and the dustjacket will be stamped in two foils with a circular die-cut. The U.S. edition published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will be printed alongside the editions to be sold in the United Kingdom and Australia/New Zealand by HarperCollins to ensure matching quality.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/0358653037?tag=tolkcollsguid-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1

insurrbution wrote:

Mr. Underhill wrote:

I wonder if the fold out maps will be attached or detached from the book?

According to this, they're detached:

This new edition is illustrated with J.R.R. Tolkien’s own artwork, created as he wrote the original text. It will be packaged with the following features: shrink-wrapped for damage protection, a sewn hardback binding with a ribbon placemark, ink-sprayed edges displaying Tolkien’s runes, two maps loosely tucked, and will be printed on FSC “forest-friendly” paper. The text will be printed in two colours with full-colour illustrations, and the dustjacket will be stamped in two foils with a circular die-cut. The U.S. edition published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will be printed alongside the editions to be sold in the United Kingdom and Australia/New Zealand by HarperCollins to ensure matching quality.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/0358653037?tag=tolkcollsguid-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1

The description from Blackwells is more clear:

"These include the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, marvellous facsimiles created by Tolkien to accompany the famous 'Bridge of Khazad-dum' chapter. Also appearing are two removable fold-out maps drawn by Christopher Tolkien revealing all the detail of Middle-earth.Sympathetically packaged to reflect the classic look of the first edition, this new edition of the bestselling hardback will prove irresistible to collectors and new fans alike."

I just now had time to go look myself

It is worth pointing out that the change to the description that I mentioned was for the UK Deluxe edition (ISBN-13 : 978-0008471293), the other two descriptions appear to be from the UK Trade edition (ISBN-13 : 978-0008471286).

Blackwell's and Amazon descriptions both mention poster-size but do not mention them being loosely tucked in for the Deluxe edition.

It's also worth noting that the description I posted was for Houghton Mifflin's.

Thanks Trotter.

Here is the exact wording from Blackwells on the Deluxe Edition specifically:

"Also appearing are two poster-size, fold-out maps revealing all the detail of Middle-earth."

FYI, Waterstones has posted a few photos from both HarperCollins' editions

https://www.waterstones.com/product/th ... r-r-tolkien/9780008471293

Thank you for the head's up insurrbution

Nice catch, thank you!

From the WH Smith Deluxe description

Contains 1 Hardback 3 b/w illus, 30 col plates, (2 x 2-colour fold-out map), Index

https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/the ... -media/9780008471293.html