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The Houghton Mifflin Deluxe 2004 50th anniversary one volume hard cover is very neat especially.
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Agreed. I have that copy and it's incredibly gorgeous. I don't use it for reference or take it on trips since it's expensive as hell and I'd like to keep it in good condition, but it's a joy to read.
I'd love to get the three-volume Alan Lee illustrated set as well but there's only so much money I can justify spending on copies of the same book.

I'd love to get the three-volume Alan Lee illustrated set as well but there's only so much money I can justify spending on copies of the same book.

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I got that one the One volume Centenary edition. Though I usually don't bring them on trips either. I have a beat up Ballantine Eleventh edition I always bring.Eldorion wrote: I'd love to get the three-volume Alan Lee illustrated set as well but there's only so much money I can justify spending on copies of the same book.
The spine of the Return of the King from that set is broken and I had to tape the spine to stop the appendices from falling off.

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Intresting to note the covers- some are good and some are truelly appaling.
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Recoveryanonymous wrote:I got that one the One volume Centenary edition. Though I usually don't bring them on trips either. I have a beat up Ballantine Eleventh edition I always bring.
The spine of the Return of the King from that set is broken and I had to tape the spine to stop the appendices from falling off.![]()
I still have my original trade paperback versions that I got when I was nine (the Ballantine/Del Rey ninth edition, apparently, with movie tie-in covers for LOTR included as a box set with The Hobbit), but they're not in great condition.

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#cut4ballantinedelrey9thedition
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I might have to buy that really nice edition now.
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Quite so.
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I may have to purchase that book as well.
Character studies are always worth a read.
Character studies are always worth a read.
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24'000 for lotr's books.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-21270317
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I got the Alan Lee illustrated one in paperback. Its gorgeous.

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But is it worth 24,000 euros?

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"TL: One final question. Did you go to see The Hobbit movie by Peter Jackson and how did you like it?
APN: I have seen it twice. Without going into too much detail, there were parts I liked very much (e.g. the back-story at the beginning, the Bilbo/Gollum scene, the eagles, Martin Freeman's performance in general), parts which I thought were a good idea in principle but didn't like the way they were done (e.g. Radagast) and parts which I didn't like at all (e.g. some of the changes to the story, the overload of Orc/Warg attacks and all those rope bridges, collapsing rocks and unsurvivable falls)."
It's nice to see we're not just participating in group-think here. Or maybe APN is one of us?
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APN: I have seen it twice. Without going into too much detail, there were parts I liked very much (e.g. the back-story at the beginning, the Bilbo/Gollum scene, the eagles, Martin Freeman's performance in general), parts which I thought were a good idea in principle but didn't like the way they were done (e.g. Radagast) and parts which I didn't like at all (e.g. some of the changes to the story, the overload of Orc/Warg attacks and all those rope bridges, collapsing rocks and unsurvivable falls)."
It's nice to see we're not just participating in group-think here. Or maybe APN is one of us?



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The 60th Anniversary Edition of "The Lord of the Rings" will be released on the 19th June 2014. The new edition contains further corrections to the 50th Anniversary Edition text as well as Alan Lee’s beautiful artwork all contained within a special transparent slipcase.
Available in: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Lord-Rings-J-Tolkien/dp/0007525540/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401363884&sr=8-1&keywords=lord+of+the+rings+60

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A special transparent slipcase. Wow, i'm getting one.
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chris63 wrote:A special transparent slipcase. Wow, i'm getting one.

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What, for your wife?
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halfwise wrote:What, for your wife?
I think she could be getting sick of lotr's. I go to bed with the cd on, and she always say's " it that on snooze "
Its only 54 hrs long

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Take your pick.
http://www.cheaperoz.com/z/result.jsp?ga=au4&q=lord+of+the+ring+books
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