Which Lord Of The Rings Book Cover Is Superior?
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I was scared shitless by my brother's copy of the Hobbit in the OP. Voting that.
That gollum trumps anything in the movies
That gollum trumps anything in the movies
The version from the copy I read, i always thought it was boring as fuck for a cover
and the cover from The Hobbit I read, i never noticed Bilbo on the cover until I got to that part of the story and I flipped back to the cover and was surprised he was there all the time!
and the cover from The Hobbit I read, i never noticed Bilbo on the cover until I got to that part of the story and I flipped back to the cover and was surprised he was there all the time!
That's what my dad had, and the complete LOTR one in red.
This is the one my dad has and is my favorite cover of pretty much any book.
Now I have them.
My mum's 1981 paperbacks.
By the looks of the vintage bookmark and quality of the cover, nobody got to book 3.
now this is quality environmental storytelling
OP
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The version from the copy I read, i always thought it was boring as fuck for a cover
Gandalf is never boring.
These were the ones I did my first read through withMy mum's 1981 paperbacks.
By the looks of the vintage bookmark and quality of the cover, nobody got to book 3.
I have that and the LotR in red hardback as well. Got them as gifts over a decade ago and love them.
Bought this version of The Hobbit a few years ago that I read to my daughter annually.
Anywho, difficult choice between Dolph fantasizing over Gimli's hair, and sleep paralysis demon Gollum.
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This is the one my dad has and is my favorite cover of pretty much any book.
Oh that's a handsome cover.
Yeah, those are the ones I have.I know I had the first two here growing up. Can't say that I recall the second two, but I must have had those too.
They smell like time.
I had that paperback Hobbit int he OP as a kid. Can't believe how horrible it is. For a series known for amazing covers and art... how did this ever come to pass? Anyway, so glad I have nicer editions now.
These are the LOTR books I read, I'll never forget these covers.I know I had the first two here growing up. Can't say that I recall the second two, but I must have had those too.
This was the Hobbit version I had, hardback with dank illustrations:
Btw there's a new Deluxe Edition coming out this year. But doesn't look very special imho, the Folio editions look better I think:
https://www.harpercollins.com/produ...-box-set-j-r-r-tolkien?variant=42417739595810
https://www.harpercollins.com/produ...-box-set-j-r-r-tolkien?variant=42417739595810
I've always liked the ones like those that use Tolkien's own art.I know I had the first two here growing up. Can't say that I recall the second two, but I must have had those too.
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I really like Tove Jansson's Hobbit illustrations.
As a BIG Moomins when I was a kid, this cover is… genuinely beautiful.
Is it available to buy, or is this now considered a rare-ish edition?
Forgive me for being a boring traditionalist, but:
That's the one I was given when I first read The Hobbit.
If you have a first edition of this particular cover, it may well be worth a pretty penny!
The Hobbit: Rare first edition fetches £31k at auction
The auctioneers say the book was found in a chest of drawers at a home in Berkshire.
www.bbc.co.uk
My dad had the Ace Books Totally Legit Authorized Editions
But then my brother tore them to shreds when he was reading them.
But then my brother tore them to shreds when he was reading them.
The Finnish edition in picture is in print. I don't think there is an English edition with Tove's illustrations.
UK Moomin shop has the Finnish edition.
https://moomin.co.uk/collections/novels/products/hobitti-eli-sinne-ja-takaisin
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Yeah I came in to post these, have always been my favourites but I'm a sucker for a beautiful hardback copy of anythingNow I'm tempted to get the Folio Society Edition:
Wow that's the copy I've always had and I've never ever noticed Bilbo before lolThe version from the copy I read, i always thought it was boring as fuck for a cover
and the cover from The Hobbit I read, i never noticed Bilbo on the cover until I got to that part of the story and I flipped back to the cover and was surprised he was there all the time!
I have that and the LotR in red hardback as well. Got them as gifts over a decade ago and love them.
Bought this version of The Hobbit a few years ago that I read to my daughter annually.
Anywho, difficult choice between Dolph fantasizing over Gimli's hair, and sleep paralysis demon Gollum.
That's a page fromThe Giving Tree.
Nor is he fascinating. He's precisely as engaging as he means to be.
Queen Margrethe's Illustrations
Best ones yet in this thread.
I have the standard red paperback jumbo edition which is… fine. I like the design of the Eye. The main problem is how unwieldy it is. You could probably use the hardback as a blunt weapon.
This is absolutely magical, witch king and his dinky dagger, his one very human leg, his stoned mountMy dad had these pocket editions
But Eowyn and her golf club/hockey stick is sending me
These are the ones I own. They came in a little cardboard box/sleeve.I had (have) these Geoff Taylor's illustration for the covers of the three books in "The Lord Of The Rings" trilogy.
I know I had the first two here growing up. Can't say that I recall the second two, but I must have had those too.
These are what my dad had and I read while growing up. Except for fellowship, he had a slightly newer, red version of that.
Probably this one.
Never has "Don't judge a book by its cover" been more fitting.