^ exactly this.

Scarlet_Sorcerer wrote:

^ exactly this.

If you want to reply or expand on someone’s previous comment then you should use the quote button so that it’s clear.

A comparison of the cover of the 68th impression and the 73rd impression of The Hobbit.

I’ve just picked a copy of the new Hobbit up in Foyles bookshop. It’ll match nicely with the LotR set. I did see the new UT in Waterstones but as it’s blue rather than the grey I think I’ll pass on it. Love the vibrant colour of the motif, however.

From William Morrow:

WINTER 2024 BOOKS: In winter, in addition to the HOME Box Sets 1 and 2, we’re taking over publication of the graphic novel of The Hobbit (originally published by Del Rey; recently reverted) in print and issuing it for the first time as an e-book; we’re publishing new trade paperback editions of the Great Tales of Middle-earth (The Children of Hurin, The Fall of Gondolin, and Beren and Luthien) with unified cover art that complements our black-jacket core paperbacks; we’ll issue collectible paper-over-board hardcover editions of The Hobbit and The Silmarillion; and a new hardcover edition of The Maps of Tolkien’s Middle-earth (replacing the previous edition available only in a slipcased box set).

SUMMER 2024 BOOKS: In summer, we’re releasing collectible hardcover editions of The Hobbit and The Silmarillion; our annual Tolkien wall calendar featuring art by John Howe; and (tentatively) a new standalone paperback edition of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.

FALL 2024 BOOKS: Finally, in fall, we have a luxurious, high-end hardcover boxed set of The Lord of the Rings titles; collectible paper-over-board hardcover editions of the three Lord of the Rings books. and a new standard hardcover edition of Pictures by JRR Tolkien (previously only available in a slipcased edition).

luxurious, high-end hardcover boxed set of The Lord of the Rings titles

....we're gonna need more info... 🤔

“Paper-over-board” sounds unusual for something marketed as luxurious and high-end. isnt that the designation for hardback books without dust jackets with printed covers, such as the 2022 LotR set?

Zaister wrote:

“Paper-over-board” sounds unusual for something marketed as luxurious and high-end. isnt that the designation for hardback books without dust jackets with printed covers, such as the 2022 LotR set?

These, to my mind, are two separate editions.

Zaister wrote:

“Paper-over-board” sounds unusual for something marketed as luxurious and high-end. isnt that the designation for hardback books without dust jackets with printed covers, such as the 2022 LotR set?

we have a luxurious, high-end hardcover boxed set of The Lord of the Rings titles; collectible paper-over-board hardcover editions of the three Lord of the Rings books

I'm pretty sure these are two different sets they are referring to, hence the semicolon.

Ah yes, thanks, I guess I read too fast. That sounds much better!