'Black Sheep' Deluxe Editions
30 Jun, 2020
2020-6-30 4:15:49 PM UTC
2020-6-30 4:15:49 PM UTC
I thought it'd be interesting to create a post about the 'black sheep' deluxe editions, or special releases that HarperCollins has published, from 2004 to...well, the future! The point is to make me an ongoing - when applicable - thread.
So, we're all familiar with HarperCollins' deluxe edition range which began in 2004, and is as of this post, continuing with the recent Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and a slipcased collector's edition of the Unfinished Tales 40th anniversary illustrated edition (due out in October.)
However, there have been a few books that, while not "deluxe" still bear traits from them. They also stick out (hence 'black sheep') in terms of primarily size dimensions, and some other factors.
Here are those editions:
The Hobbit illustrated Edition (2013 slipcased edition illustrated by Jemima Catlin)
Traits of a deluxe edition:
- is slipcased
- features a silk ribbon marker
Missing from usual deluxe editions:
- info sheet found at the back
- not of the same size dimensions
The Lord of the Rings (2014 60th Anniversary Illustrated by Alan Lee)
Traits of a deluxe edition:
- is slipcased
- has a silk ribbon marker
- has a (fold-out) frontispiece (all Alan Lee Lord of the Rings or The Fellowship of the Ring editions have always included a frontispiece)
Mission from usual deluxe editions:
- info sheet found at back - though for this one, the info is part of the slipcase
- not of the same size dimensions
The Hobbit Facsimile Edition (2016 slipcased edition)
Traits of a deluxe edition:
- is slipcased
- has an info sheet at the back (much like the usual deluxes do)
Missing from usual deluxe editions:
- silk ribbon marker
- not of the same size dimensions
Those are the only ones I can think of at this time.
The Unfinished Tales 40th anniversary illustrated edition slipcased edition as of now (and most likely will) matches the usual deluxe editions, however I'm guessing that the slipcase will be similar to the 2020 Hobbit + Lord of the Rings illustrated boxed set, and the slipcased limited edition of Alan Lee's Hobbit + Lord of the Rings sketchbooks.
So, we're all familiar with HarperCollins' deluxe edition range which began in 2004, and is as of this post, continuing with the recent Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and a slipcased collector's edition of the Unfinished Tales 40th anniversary illustrated edition (due out in October.)
However, there have been a few books that, while not "deluxe" still bear traits from them. They also stick out (hence 'black sheep') in terms of primarily size dimensions, and some other factors.
Here are those editions:
The Hobbit illustrated Edition (2013 slipcased edition illustrated by Jemima Catlin)
Traits of a deluxe edition:
- is slipcased
- features a silk ribbon marker
Missing from usual deluxe editions:
- info sheet found at the back
- not of the same size dimensions
The Lord of the Rings (2014 60th Anniversary Illustrated by Alan Lee)
Traits of a deluxe edition:
- is slipcased
- has a silk ribbon marker
- has a (fold-out) frontispiece (all Alan Lee Lord of the Rings or The Fellowship of the Ring editions have always included a frontispiece)
Mission from usual deluxe editions:
- info sheet found at back - though for this one, the info is part of the slipcase
- not of the same size dimensions
The Hobbit Facsimile Edition (2016 slipcased edition)
Traits of a deluxe edition:
- is slipcased
- has an info sheet at the back (much like the usual deluxes do)
Missing from usual deluxe editions:
- silk ribbon marker
- not of the same size dimensions
Those are the only ones I can think of at this time.
The Unfinished Tales 40th anniversary illustrated edition slipcased edition as of now (and most likely will) matches the usual deluxe editions, however I'm guessing that the slipcase will be similar to the 2020 Hobbit + Lord of the Rings illustrated boxed set, and the slipcased limited edition of Alan Lee's Hobbit + Lord of the Rings sketchbooks.
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