Lord of the Rings: Collector's Ed

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Hardcover (240 mm × 165 mm); single volume with slipcase, 1184 pp. (i–xxvi prefatory; 1–1157 text; 1 p. addendum). Addenda (2 pp.): Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor (large-scale map redrawn by Stephen Raw, 1994, emended 2004). Adverising slip: Specifies ‘revised and updated index’ ( i.e., 2005 index by Scull and Hammond), but index is unrevised, identical to that in 2004 Houghton Mifflin release (below).

Editorial emendations, such as the handful of alterations and many corrections made for the 2004 ‘50th Anniversary Edition’ releases and the additional corrections made for the 2014 ‘60th Anniversary Edition’ releases, are described as such and do not constitute new versions. Yes, in fact, they make up the bulk of these boosters. But they’re also all in new treatments, mainly the Scrolls of Middle-earth one. If you’re looking for the original art treatments of these cards, you’ll need to buy the original boosters. What’s the Purpose of LotR Special Edition Collector Boosters?The showcase Scrolls of Middle-earth cards make up the bulk of each Special Edition Collector Booster. These are simply reskinned cards from Tales of Middle-earth made to look like they’re printed on an aging scroll of paper. The artwork on the cards themselves are the same from the original set, with the new showcase treatment seemingly being a type of filter applied over each card. For the most part, this is what you’ll be getting from these boosters, so if you find this style, I don’t know, ugly and lazy, then you may want to consider just buying singles of the new cards available like the Brothers Hildebrandt cards or other new treatments. What Are the Poster Cards? The Fellowship of the Ring: 426 pp. (i–xiv prefatory; 1–408 text; 4 pp. addenda) plus 19 colour plates (see Maps & Illustrations, below). Facing pp. 26, 46, 98, 116, 152, 216, 280, 296, 300, 336, 392, 458, 528, 554, 704, 710, 750, 794, 898, 918, 942, and 950: illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien. Seventh impression, undated. (Textual emendations suggest impression date 2008 or later: see Notes, below.)

The Lord of the Rings: Hardcover Illustrated Book (Collector's Edition. set of 7 volumes) (Oscar Laureate film Lord of the Rings trilogy original novel)(Chinese Edition)Facing pp. 754, 768, 784, 794, 816, 846, 878, 894, 900, 924, 942, 958, 972, 986, and 1004: colour illustrations by Alan Lee. Frontispiece and facing pp. 20, 52, 82, 114, 130, 160, 178, 192, 206, 224, 256, 288, 302, 318, 334, 350, 362, and 396: colour illustrations by Alan Lee. Prefatory material includes ‘Note on the Text’ (emended 2004), by Douglas A. Anderson, and ‘Note on the 50th Anniversary Edition’ by Hammond and Scull. p. 1157: Index entry for ‘Gardner, Frodo’: Should be cross-reference: ‘ see Gamgee, Frodo (Frodo Gardner)’. Fifth impression, undated (all three volumes). Textual emendations suggest impression date 2005 or later: see Notes, below.