Grabbing mine as i type this! Can't wait to get home and crack it open!

It appears that they are on sale in Waterstones in the UK.

Just off to the store to collect my copy.

We might have a cardboard box to protect the deluxe edition, as this recent reprint of the LotR Deluxe edition seems to suggest :

This is the UK Trade version

I believe there was a statement from HarperCollins a while back saying that all deluxe editions would now have their own box for shipping.

Trotter - looks like the UK trade edition of NoMe is a smidge shorter than the recent illustrated editions for S and UT - can you confirm?

It looks the same size to me

and they managed to include J.R.R. Tolkien on the spine.

Thanks! The US/HMH edition is about 1cm (~1/2 inch) shorter.

Urulókë wrote:

Thanks! The US/HMH edition is about 1cm (~1/2 inch) shorter.

I think that's part of what I'm most curious about for future releases.
Will HC release a different sized edition in the US or just got with 1 size overall.

Well I got my shipping notifications from Book Depository, so my copies have begun their (no-doubt tortuous) journey to the upside-down. I'm avoiding reviews in the meantime, as I will be reading this in small bites when it arrives (due to time) and will be nice to discover it through my own eyes.