And, the initial stock photo (not really a fan of the 'landscape' style cover trend - George R.R. Martin's books in the UK also got that treatment - though I like the cover of The Hobbit the most out of these)

Amazon UK has posted the following images for the set that this thread initially deals with - too bad they don't show the Nazgul frontispiece from The Fellowship of the Ring, as I'm curious if it'll be presented in the same fashion as it was for The Lord of the Rings (entire novel as one book) 60th anniversary illustrated edition, or if it'll like how it always been prior to that release.

This set looks really beautiful tbh

Good price at booksetc - £50.84 with free UK Delivery

Have cancelled my amazon pre-order and re-ordered.

https://www.booksetc.co.uk/books/view/-9780008376109

remy wrote:
Good price at booksetc - £50.84 with free UK Delivery

Have cancelled my amazon pre-order and re-ordered.

https://www.booksetc.co.uk/books/view/-9780008376109

Jealous! That's well below any prices I'm seeing available in the U.S. Not too surprising considering the overseas shipping cost of heavy items, but still.

In case anyone is interested, here is Blackwell's price

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The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings

J. R. R. Tolkien (author), Alan Lee (illustrator), J. R. R. Tolkien

9780008376109

(hardback (slipcased))

$163.00

Availability: Usually dispatched within 48 hours

Check at Blackwell's

A great Read have it at £75

great read

I guess I pre ordered mine at the right time last year. Only £45 which is a great save.

Good to see the links coming through! Looking forward to photos :)

Well so much for not ordering this one but I can't resist those images. I think unless Jemima Catlin is given the opportunity to illustrate Rings I will make this my last editions of the Hobbit/Rings unless something unpublished is added, or my dream of a manuscript edition is compiled.

This is the last time :)