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What I love about the classic book covers is that they give off a very regal look. But I agree that John Howe’s work is too much to cover up.
@thebrowneyesofmandalore6524Ай бұрын
It is a shame how rare it is to find a modern edition with that classical look, fabric on cover, embossed letters and all… these to me always look like cheap young adult novels, with the paper flopping around…
@davidec.4021Ай бұрын
@@davidec.4021 I wholeheartedly agree
@thebrowneyesofmandalore6524Ай бұрын
I’ve always found the battles for Beleriand and 1st age tales more epic than the latter ages, maybe because I didn’t know much about the earlier stuff before I started watching NOTR, credit to you Matt keep up the good work 👍
@nikkik1109Ай бұрын
Same
@duncanramsay9262Ай бұрын
you should totally do a tolkien collection video
@tr5676Ай бұрын
That Ulmo art is superb. Thanks for the video, Matt. Great as always
@adamswierszcz5586Ай бұрын
Cool! I can't wait to get this set! Also, happy birthday, my friend! 🎉
@Epic_KingdomАй бұрын
Amazing!!!! They look so good next to each other! Thanks for reviewing them, Matt!
@VoiceoftheRingsАй бұрын
Had received mine today as well, Incredible and worth the money. Looks remarkable on the shelves. Hope everyone can snag also the Maps of Middle Earth to. Which includes 4 fold-out maps by John Howe himself.
@nicholasczech6973Ай бұрын
Matt--is the Amandil-Elendil dialogue content you mention starting around 8:50 also in the Fall of Numenor book that was just published last year?
@johngerardi6270Ай бұрын
Amazing book covering, always great to see new book versions 😊
@TheTableOfDurinАй бұрын
Gosh I need to get my hands on these box sets!
@JezzLundkvistАй бұрын
Those books look amazing for collecting, I'm glad they made new versions! I was wondering if you could do an updated vid on minecraft Middle-Earth?
@Pixellated-kb3vxАй бұрын
I have all of these on my amazon wishlist. Thanks for the review. Hope all is well! God bless!
@MastinoNapoletano420Ай бұрын
I love the Art of my fellow Canadian John Howe! He's a huge influence in my own Fantasy Illustrations. I'm embarrassed to say I haven't read The History of Middle Earth...yet. My summer reading list 😉. 🤘😎🖖🇨🇦🕊️
@colinleat8309Ай бұрын
Does it look like the letter print has improved at all? That was the one downside i found with the first set is that the letters look zoomed in and smooth and filler in. One comment i saw described it was the paperback print stretched to fill the fuller size page, which i could see it being.
@Pickle136Ай бұрын
The Book Dragon in me is stirring
@taranova9Ай бұрын
Thanks SO much for this, Really helpful :D
@DashBazzz23 күн бұрын
would you reccomend getting these over the older black edge covered single books from 2000 i believe
@PhatYetiАй бұрын
Those books look beautiful. I have the original hardcovers. The Book of Lost Tales Vol 1 was my first Tolkien book. The Lost Road was my favorite of the early books. I'm interested to see what Volume 3 will look like. Original the covers had brilliant artwork by Alan Lee and not the single color covers.
@stevenboettcher4796Ай бұрын
I'm missing; The Shaping of Middle-Earth and Lays of Beleriand from this set.
@jose280714Ай бұрын
That's so cool, so I'm assuming the next 2 box sets will be Vol 3:The Hobbit Trilogy followed by Vol 4:The LOTR?
@MKF30Ай бұрын
I have Box Set One. My only complaint is that the pages are thinner than I would like. I'm keeping mine with the John Howe art showing. That's pretty much the whole reason for this set. I already have that 3-volume set that was published a few years ago, which I now need to re-home.
@michaelminch5490Ай бұрын
How are you getting the HC printings? Or is it possible to get those in the US other than the WM imprint? It’s kinda of annoying my H+LOTR box set has the HC mark and these all have the WM mark…
@toomanyscreensАй бұрын
Got mine last week!
@chriscantoni7251Ай бұрын
Very interesting 👌 personally I prefer a cleaner cover, but this art is great 😊
@TiagoRamosVideosАй бұрын
I wonder if these will get the HarperCollins Deluxe Hardcover Slipcase treatment; individually, as opposed to the History of Middle-Earth 3-Volume Box.
@thomasryan6240Ай бұрын
How is the language in the books? (English) is it on par with the actual Trilogy?
@MonkehMikeАй бұрын
Once seen... 1:07 Could they have used the same alignment for the titles? Some are left aligned, some are centered.
@TrailsTrailsTrails27 күн бұрын
Today is one of the happiest days in my life. I've been trying to complete the History of Middle Earth collection in the old spanish print of these books for the last 10 years. Minotauro, the spanish distributor, has not reprinted them since the late 2000s. I'm only missing The War of the Jewels. Now that I know they are reprinting them in english I'll probably sell all my spanish copies to collectors and buy the new prints. It is damn time I had the entire collection. (Did not buy the print on demand versions from Harper Collins because the covers were kinda dull)
@DoctorMckay101Ай бұрын
I want to be that old lady in the old folks home, that relives her old life in Middle-Earth! 🥰
@Eowyn3PrideАй бұрын
Strangely enough, the first two of those three covers are actually sort of...my least favorite John Howe images. Oh well. The cover for Volume 6 is really cool.
@neilbakshi7365Ай бұрын
Wowsers! How cool!😍
@StuartistStudio1964Ай бұрын
I thought The Tower of Elwing was in Aman. If so, how would Orcs get near it?
@istari0Ай бұрын
Is there anywhere you can buy prints of John Howe's art? I'm sure I could find some online but I'd prefer to support the man directly if possible.
@jakeferreira1211Ай бұрын
The Art of the Lord of the Rings is also an awesome book!
@TommasoStradaMusicАй бұрын
what is that game pad?? I need it!!!
@dishchillaАй бұрын
I'm using these releases to finally read HoME.
@jimmymelnarik3873Ай бұрын
My copy of the silmarilion has a huge map of Beleriand in the back that unfolds i want to frame it
@duncanramsay9262Ай бұрын
Is yours the big book with the illustrations by John Howe? I have that one and it’s one of my favorite books I own.
@thebrowneyesofmandalore6524Ай бұрын
@thebrowneyesofmandalore6524 it's an older version with a light brown blank page at the back that unfolds a few times into a like 3 foot by 3 foot map that is still attached to the book so I'd have to cut it out. It's very big and detailed.
@duncanramsay9262Ай бұрын
@thebrowneyesofmandalore6524 it's a hard cover that is dark green without the dust cover .
@duncanramsay9262Ай бұрын
@@duncanramsay9262 That’s sounds really cool. I just thought we might have the same one as the one I have also has a big poster sized map. At this point I know the geography of Middle Earth better than our own world. 😂
@thebrowneyesofmandalore6524Ай бұрын
what is that big green and blue volume in the background on the shelf underneath the legos
@tr5676Ай бұрын
I think you are referring to the new edition of History of The Hobbit by John Rateliff.
@NerdoftheRingsАй бұрын
Congrats for the recognition by Tolkien Society! =).
@jose280714Ай бұрын
Thanks so much! It is definitely an honor!
@NerdoftheRingsАй бұрын
Man my wallet, but I think this will be worth it. Rather than getting each one by one. ❤🤙🏽👏🏽👍🏽Thank you!
@CynicVashАй бұрын
How good are the quality of the books?
@diegor.149725 күн бұрын
Glued binding and thinner paper.
@KingHador6 күн бұрын
Happy birthday!
@DerekLippoldАй бұрын
😮😮😮 ❤️❤️❤️
@MikejJonАй бұрын
❤❤❤
@STMukrАй бұрын
😍😍😍✅✅✅
@gandalf4751Ай бұрын
nice!
@LifeFX856Ай бұрын
Good video
@wagon9082Ай бұрын
Oh man!
@afolsom685Ай бұрын
Yes Am the 1K like lol Keep going with the great work
@dantrader7430Ай бұрын
Im trying to find morgoths ring
@duncanramsay9262Ай бұрын
That will be in the Boxed Set #4, current release date is August 15th, 2024 (UK) and September 10th, 2024 (US)
@Trotter_TolkienАй бұрын
@Trotter_Tolkien sweet thanks, man. I've looked everywhere I could in my city
@duncanramsay9262Ай бұрын
Disappointed in the quality of these books. Thinner paper and glued bindings. Love the Howe art but the books are not worth the price.
@Wally_stadАй бұрын
I've been buying these same books for 30 years. When is it going to be enough. Let's hope these sets are it... Probably not. ¡¡But I'm not buying Fall of Numenor!! That's just ridiculous.
@FOLKEN1979Ай бұрын
First comment?
@kyleeckhoff7115Ай бұрын
So it would seem! :)
@NerdoftheRingsАй бұрын
Looks like 👍 👌
@duncanramsay9262Ай бұрын
now this is something to invest in, rather than that woke tripe nonsense 'rings of power' or 'rings of fail' would be more suited.
What I love about the classic book covers is that they give off a very regal look. But I agree that John Howe’s work is too much to cover up.
It is a shame how rare it is to find a modern edition with that classical look, fabric on cover, embossed letters and all… these to me always look like cheap young adult novels, with the paper flopping around…
@@davidec.4021 I wholeheartedly agree
I’ve always found the battles for Beleriand and 1st age tales more epic than the latter ages, maybe because I didn’t know much about the earlier stuff before I started watching NOTR, credit to you Matt keep up the good work 👍
Same
you should totally do a tolkien collection video
That Ulmo art is superb. Thanks for the video, Matt. Great as always
Cool! I can't wait to get this set! Also, happy birthday, my friend! 🎉
Amazing!!!! They look so good next to each other! Thanks for reviewing them, Matt!
Had received mine today as well, Incredible and worth the money. Looks remarkable on the shelves. Hope everyone can snag also the Maps of Middle Earth to. Which includes 4 fold-out maps by John Howe himself.
Matt--is the Amandil-Elendil dialogue content you mention starting around 8:50 also in the Fall of Numenor book that was just published last year?
Amazing book covering, always great to see new book versions 😊
Gosh I need to get my hands on these box sets!
Those books look amazing for collecting, I'm glad they made new versions! I was wondering if you could do an updated vid on minecraft Middle-Earth?
I have all of these on my amazon wishlist. Thanks for the review. Hope all is well! God bless!
I love the Art of my fellow Canadian John Howe! He's a huge influence in my own Fantasy Illustrations. I'm embarrassed to say I haven't read The History of Middle Earth...yet. My summer reading list 😉. 🤘😎🖖🇨🇦🕊️
Does it look like the letter print has improved at all? That was the one downside i found with the first set is that the letters look zoomed in and smooth and filler in. One comment i saw described it was the paperback print stretched to fill the fuller size page, which i could see it being.
The Book Dragon in me is stirring
Thanks SO much for this, Really helpful :D
would you reccomend getting these over the older black edge covered single books from 2000 i believe
Those books look beautiful. I have the original hardcovers. The Book of Lost Tales Vol 1 was my first Tolkien book. The Lost Road was my favorite of the early books. I'm interested to see what Volume 3 will look like. Original the covers had brilliant artwork by Alan Lee and not the single color covers.
I'm missing; The Shaping of Middle-Earth and Lays of Beleriand from this set.
That's so cool, so I'm assuming the next 2 box sets will be Vol 3:The Hobbit Trilogy followed by Vol 4:The LOTR?
I have Box Set One. My only complaint is that the pages are thinner than I would like. I'm keeping mine with the John Howe art showing. That's pretty much the whole reason for this set. I already have that 3-volume set that was published a few years ago, which I now need to re-home.
How are you getting the HC printings? Or is it possible to get those in the US other than the WM imprint? It’s kinda of annoying my H+LOTR box set has the HC mark and these all have the WM mark…
Got mine last week!
Very interesting 👌 personally I prefer a cleaner cover, but this art is great 😊
I wonder if these will get the HarperCollins Deluxe Hardcover Slipcase treatment; individually, as opposed to the History of Middle-Earth 3-Volume Box.
How is the language in the books? (English) is it on par with the actual Trilogy?
Once seen... 1:07 Could they have used the same alignment for the titles? Some are left aligned, some are centered.
Today is one of the happiest days in my life. I've been trying to complete the History of Middle Earth collection in the old spanish print of these books for the last 10 years. Minotauro, the spanish distributor, has not reprinted them since the late 2000s. I'm only missing The War of the Jewels. Now that I know they are reprinting them in english I'll probably sell all my spanish copies to collectors and buy the new prints. It is damn time I had the entire collection. (Did not buy the print on demand versions from Harper Collins because the covers were kinda dull)
I want to be that old lady in the old folks home, that relives her old life in Middle-Earth! 🥰
Strangely enough, the first two of those three covers are actually sort of...my least favorite John Howe images. Oh well. The cover for Volume 6 is really cool.
Wowsers! How cool!😍
I thought The Tower of Elwing was in Aman. If so, how would Orcs get near it?
Is there anywhere you can buy prints of John Howe's art? I'm sure I could find some online but I'd prefer to support the man directly if possible.
The Art of the Lord of the Rings is also an awesome book!
what is that game pad?? I need it!!!
I'm using these releases to finally read HoME.
My copy of the silmarilion has a huge map of Beleriand in the back that unfolds i want to frame it
Is yours the big book with the illustrations by John Howe? I have that one and it’s one of my favorite books I own.
@thebrowneyesofmandalore6524 it's an older version with a light brown blank page at the back that unfolds a few times into a like 3 foot by 3 foot map that is still attached to the book so I'd have to cut it out. It's very big and detailed.
@thebrowneyesofmandalore6524 it's a hard cover that is dark green without the dust cover .
@@duncanramsay9262 That’s sounds really cool. I just thought we might have the same one as the one I have also has a big poster sized map. At this point I know the geography of Middle Earth better than our own world. 😂
what is that big green and blue volume in the background on the shelf underneath the legos
I think you are referring to the new edition of History of The Hobbit by John Rateliff.
Congrats for the recognition by Tolkien Society! =).
Thanks so much! It is definitely an honor!
Man my wallet, but I think this will be worth it. Rather than getting each one by one. ❤🤙🏽👏🏽👍🏽Thank you!
How good are the quality of the books?
Glued binding and thinner paper.
Happy birthday!
😮😮😮 ❤️❤️❤️
❤❤❤
😍😍😍✅✅✅
nice!
Good video
Oh man!
Yes Am the 1K like lol Keep going with the great work
Im trying to find morgoths ring
That will be in the Boxed Set #4, current release date is August 15th, 2024 (UK) and September 10th, 2024 (US)
@Trotter_Tolkien sweet thanks, man. I've looked everywhere I could in my city
Disappointed in the quality of these books. Thinner paper and glued bindings. Love the Howe art but the books are not worth the price.
I've been buying these same books for 30 years. When is it going to be enough. Let's hope these sets are it... Probably not. ¡¡But I'm not buying Fall of Numenor!! That's just ridiculous.
First comment?
So it would seem! :)
Looks like 👍 👌
now this is something to invest in, rather than that woke tripe nonsense 'rings of power' or 'rings of fail' would be more suited.