I apologize if this is slightly OP but I figured who better to ask than a group of crazy picky fans
So I just Desolation of Smaug which was freaking amazing and that's made me want to dig back into Middle Earth in a big way.
Here are the books I actually already own:
The Hobbit Collector's Edition HC - Houghton Mifflin
The Hobbit Limited Edition Collector's Box HC - Haper Collins
[ame="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395193958/talkingaboutt-20"]The Lord of the Rings Collector's Edition HC[/ame] - Houghton Mifflin
The Silmarillion Limited Edition Collector's Box HC - Harper Collins
I also used to own but can't find
The Silmarillion Illustrated by Ted Nasmith HC - Harper Collins
Children of Hurin 1st Ed. Signed by Christopher Tolien and Alan Lee HC - Houghton Mifflin
And finally the grand daddy of them all
History of Middle-Earth 1-3 Limited Deluxe Edition HC - Harper Collins
So now that's what I have.
Obviously first and foremost I need to get Unfinished Tales; There aren't many editions out so this one is semi easy.
I'll probably get the:
[ame="https://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Numenor-Middle-Earth-Christopher-Tolkien/dp/0618154043/sr=8-1/qid=1161279177/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-6274491-9569564?ie=UTF8"]Unfinished Tales HC[/ame] - Houghton Mifflin
Altough since I already have the Deluxe HoM book I'm semi tempted to track down:
Unfinished Tales Deluxe Edition HC - Harper Collins
I think both editions are similar in content but let me know if you know more.
Now The Hobbit. I own 2 editions already but both have one thing that irks me: no red runes on Thrain's Map so like for Unfinished Tale I'm thinking about tracking:
[ame="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395071224/ref=nosim/mikestolkienreso"]The Hobbit HC[/ame] - Houghton Mifflin 2007 Ed.
I know this edition had the red runes and the 2007 (as opposed to 2012) doesn't have the red sun on the cover nor any '75th Anniversary' thing.
I do not know for a fact if the Harper Collins Deluxe edition has the red runes or not so I'd appreciate feedback. If it does I'll try and track it down.
Finally The Silmarillion. I used to have 2 editions but apprently misplaced one and I've read the 2nd version is the more definitive one so I was thinking once again about getting:
[ame="https://www.amazon.com/Silmarillion-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0618391118/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387245091"]The Silmarillion Illustrated by Ted Nasmith HC 2nd Editiion[/ame] - Houghton Mifflin
But once again I would like some feedback as to the content of the Deluxe edition by Harper Collins to know if it's worth tracking down.
There you have it! Feedback welcome!
So I just Desolation of Smaug which was freaking amazing and that's made me want to dig back into Middle Earth in a big way.
Here are the books I actually already own:
The Hobbit Collector's Edition HC - Houghton Mifflin
The Hobbit Limited Edition Collector's Box HC - Haper Collins
[ame="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395193958/talkingaboutt-20"]The Lord of the Rings Collector's Edition HC[/ame] - Houghton Mifflin
The Silmarillion Limited Edition Collector's Box HC - Harper Collins
I also used to own but can't find
The Silmarillion Illustrated by Ted Nasmith HC - Harper Collins
Children of Hurin 1st Ed. Signed by Christopher Tolien and Alan Lee HC - Houghton Mifflin
And finally the grand daddy of them all
History of Middle-Earth 1-3 Limited Deluxe Edition HC - Harper Collins
So now that's what I have.
Obviously first and foremost I need to get Unfinished Tales; There aren't many editions out so this one is semi easy.
I'll probably get the:
[ame="https://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Numenor-Middle-Earth-Christopher-Tolkien/dp/0618154043/sr=8-1/qid=1161279177/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-6274491-9569564?ie=UTF8"]Unfinished Tales HC[/ame] - Houghton Mifflin
Altough since I already have the Deluxe HoM book I'm semi tempted to track down:
Unfinished Tales Deluxe Edition HC - Harper Collins
I think both editions are similar in content but let me know if you know more.
Now The Hobbit. I own 2 editions already but both have one thing that irks me: no red runes on Thrain's Map so like for Unfinished Tale I'm thinking about tracking:
[ame="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395071224/ref=nosim/mikestolkienreso"]The Hobbit HC[/ame] - Houghton Mifflin 2007 Ed.
I know this edition had the red runes and the 2007 (as opposed to 2012) doesn't have the red sun on the cover nor any '75th Anniversary' thing.
I do not know for a fact if the Harper Collins Deluxe edition has the red runes or not so I'd appreciate feedback. If it does I'll try and track it down.
Finally The Silmarillion. I used to have 2 editions but apprently misplaced one and I've read the 2nd version is the more definitive one so I was thinking once again about getting:
[ame="https://www.amazon.com/Silmarillion-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0618391118/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387245091"]The Silmarillion Illustrated by Ted Nasmith HC 2nd Editiion[/ame] - Houghton Mifflin
But once again I would like some feedback as to the content of the Deluxe edition by Harper Collins to know if it's worth tracking down.
There you have it! Feedback welcome!