(Part 2) Best products from r/tolkienbooks

• I think this is what i'm looking for:
  
  http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=194
  
  Basically, should be like this:
  
  https://youtu.be/8ybkMXsxTpQ
  
  But, if i pick the ISBN captured from this video: 9780395873465, and put it on tolkienboos.net, i found nothing. Btw this is HmH.
  
  The HarperCollins looks the same?
  
  
• As i can see, there are edition from 2000/2001, but they're impressions and have not the green cloth of the video.
  
  http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=209
  
  Here in fact i read:
  Two impressions were issued, both similar:
  
  1st Impression 2000
  2nd Impression 2001
  
  This edition appears similar to the 1997 HarperCollins Illustrated Edition at first glance, but can be identified by the fact that it has an illustrated paper-covered binding rather than the green cloth binding used by HarperCollins.
  
  Any chance to take a look at this 'illustrated paper-covered binding'?
  
  
• Btw, i'm looking for ISBN 9780261103306 by HarperCollins. It seems, at least.
  
  Here it is on Amazon: https://www.amazon.it/Hobbit-J-R-Tolkien/dp/026110330X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526231039&sr=8-1&keywords=9780261103306
  
  There is this other too: https://www.amazon.it/Hobbit-J-R-Tolkien/dp/0395873460/ref=sr_1_14?s=english-books&ie=UTF8&qid=1526231128&sr=1-14&keywords=the+hobbit+alan+lee
  
  It's HmH and has 289 pages instead of 304 as the first. (In this one, ISBN is not the same as the video i was talking about, i don't know...)
  
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  EDIT:
  
  As i can see, in this version http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=192
  
  there is a golden runic border. That runic border is the same for The Silmarillion and LoTR.
  
  Would be good this edition also, but point is, if i look for its ISBN 10: 026110330X, it point me at the same edition i posted from Amazon: https://www.amazon.it/Hobbit-J-R-Tolkien/dp/026110330X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526231039&sr=8-1&keywords=9780261103306
  
  From the image i can't see any runic border and there is present the ISBN 13 from this edition: http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=194
  
  In few words, this Amazon version has the ISBN 10 from the one with runic borders, and the ISBN 13 from the one with no runic borders :/

There are two books called Realms of Tolkien and Tolkien's World which are coffee table books with paintings from the likes of Garland, Howe, Lee, Nasmith as well as other not so well known artists. Both are worth mentioning despite being out of print. (They're easy to find used online.)

The 60th anniversary box of The Lord of the Rings includes Tolkien's original dust jacket designs and has the excellent readers companion from Hammond and Scull.

The Hobbit Facsimile Gift edition includes the facsimile of the first edition, which includes Tolkien's original text and cover design. It is also available as a standalone book in a slipcase. And The Hobbit revised text is available as a 70th anniversary edition too.

I have the facsimile gift edition and this one both are beautiful books

Amazon: Great Tales of Middle Earth

It's a great set. The books are smaller than the original hardbacks but I like that.

Thank you (-:
But Again about a guide, do you know anything about this one? https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-Readers-Companion/dp/0618642676

It's most likely just somebody on Ebay trying to sell them for as much as they can, and probably for far more than they're worth. They can be slightly hard to find new, and the box set seems impossible to find for a reasonable price, but I bought mine off of Amazon UK for considerably less than that - the first is £45.81; the second, £39; and the third, £60. That's the price listed on Amazon UK now though, they were cheaper back when I got them.

Why not get an old hardcover edition for a similar price?

This is the one I have, and its pretty beautiful.

is this the first edition you've mentioned?
http://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Tales-Numenor-Middle-earth-Tolkien/dp/0395299179/ref=tmm_hrd_title_4?_encoding=UTF8&sr=1-1&qid=1407020487





I have also found this, "featuring Tolkien's own painting of the dragon Glaurung on the cover"
http://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Tales-Middle-Earth-J-Tolkien/dp/026110215X/ref=tmm_hrd_title_3?_encoding=UTF8&sr=1-1&qid=1407020487

The only deluxe edition I can find seem to be this
http://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Tales-Deluxe-Slipcase-Tolkien/dp/0007542925/ref=tmm_hrd_title_6?_encoding=UTF8&sr=1-1&qid=1407020487

Seems like I'll be saving up for the deluxe edition

edit: spacing

Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator is a pretty good coffee table style book with quite a few illustrations and text by Hammond and Scull. I have the hardcover on a shelf in my living room, and I know at least twice guests have taken a browse through it.

Unfortunately it's not overly concentrated on the Silmarillion (and not entirely middle earth even), and I don't believe it is available in anything other than the standard (oversized) hard and soft cover.

As others have said recommended I'd start with Silmarillion first, though I'd also recommend picking up The Atlas of Middle-Earth to have close by so you can reference as needed when reading.

The harpercollins edition is going for £27.37 on amazon so it is a good price
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Middle-earth-Treasury-J-R-Tolkien/dp/0008260184/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511371484&sr=1-1&keywords=middle+earth+treasury
But it seems people are complaining about it's small size

This is probably my favorite set out of what I currently have:

[The Lord of the Rings Trilogy] (http://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-Trilogy-Volumes-boxed/dp/B007RECEUQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1449421364&sr=8-5&keywords=lord+of+the+rings+box+set)

Indeed it is! However the Amazon.com, Inc listing posted and provided above does not include an ISBN, which I would be extremely concerned, careful, and cautious about. The following Amazon.com, Inc link does, in fact, display the ISBNs: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Middle-Earth-Hobbit-Silmarillion/dp/0007169426/ref=sr_1_1_twi_har_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1469629748&sr=1-1&keywords=0007169426

For your ease of mind, I will post and provide the following image (or picture), which masterfully and delightfully displays and demonstrates the aforesaid book from an angle where both the front cover and spine are visible or palpable: http://www.mytolkienbooks.com/books04/pics/guide02.jpg

Nevertheless, in order to avoid disappointment, regret, sorrow, and/or dismay allow me - a true collector - to suggest and recommend that you manage and handle the online purchasing or buying matter (or situation) with exceptional attention and care. There are vast and extensive numbers of versions of each one book - to the magnitude or extent where even books with exactly and precisely the same ISBN may have a different and/or dissimilar dust jacket! For instance, this is the case with The Hobbit that matches the aforementioned beautifully illustrated LOTR boxed set. Since this is of utmost importance and relevance, the best course of action is to request a picture of the physical item from the seller before committing hard earned money to a purchase - at least, then, this would serve and provide an insurance of sorts against a situation where the purchased book does not have the desired dust jacket (or cover) illustration.

As always, it is my pleasure to help, assist, and/or aid a fellow collector.

Edit: Needless to say (but I will say it anyways because it is extremely relevant and important to the topic, discussion, and/or conversation at hand), sometimes books and/or items are regrettably shipped without being properly or correctly packaged. It is a horrendously heartbreaking and depressing day when a shipment arrives containing a shattered, dented, wet, or scratched book or dust cover. The vicissitudes of fate will not always be favorable, nor it can be expected for destiny to always smile upon the dedicated collector. Nonetheless, my personal recommendation when such event or occurrence takes place is: do not drown in dolor and/or misery - simply complain and protest and either return or exchange or obtain a replacement for items that arrived damaged.

I just purchased myself a set for my birthday but they are Harper Collins. It's the three volume set, and I ordered them all from a book shop on Amazon.

These are the versions I got: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0007149158/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and I purchased them from SuperBookDeals as new.