The folio editions seem to be the best budget deluxe editions for the first Dune Trilogy. Centipede Press is nice, but I hate the finger marks I leave on the slipcase just by touching it. It looks great but it was not designed for reading in mind.
@anonimo0486Ай бұрын
Call me crazy but for me, the standard/regular edition is more beautiful. At least when it comes to the covers 😂 I'm not a fan of the blue&red combination.
@HarveySwickАй бұрын
I love the standard edition, but prefer the Alan Lee illustrations.
@routex1Ай бұрын
Beautifully constructed but so cumbersome for reading!
@sankarnarayanan63772 ай бұрын
4000£ in the UK this in the used market as it’s all sold. You are INCREDIBLY blessed and cursed at the same time to have received it in this situation and this edition.
@jknuttel2 ай бұрын
Copies of this are selling on ebay for over $5,000. If I suddenly found myself in possession of one of these I'd sell it for a nice profit.
@mintistic79725 ай бұрын
more videos!
@Lou7rin125 ай бұрын
how do you get the bookmark?
@HarveySwick5 ай бұрын
Came with the book from Folio Society.
@angelamedwid5 ай бұрын
This was to the point and not filled with unnecessary banter, so thanks for sharing your Murakami FS collection (so far) really hope for them all to come out with hopefully a split version of 1Q84 Hope your thumb heals quickly! Was it cut tearing into your book delivery?
@HarveySwick5 ай бұрын
Haha, I don't remember what cut me but you are likely correct. Would also LOVE to see a split 1Q84 from FS.
@eldritchpumpkinghost29685 ай бұрын
I wonder how you would feel about Suntup’s Hell House. The numbered edition is bound in Ostrich Leg leather
@elliotwalton61596 ай бұрын
So, how do you really feel about leather?
@Sams9116 ай бұрын
I couldn't help myself.. I missed the boat on the $1500 launch price... picked it up on eBay in mint condition for $3400... some are asking as much as $5400 at ABE. .. and I swear if I hear one more mention of "the leather: .we get it, you hate leather .. too bad for thousands of years books and leather have been a thing.
@ThaKid143 ай бұрын
yeah guy sounded like an absolute weiner from wein town
@Sams9113 ай бұрын
@@ActuallyJamesS I mean there is a lot of work that went into them, and their print / binding quality is quite impressive ... all done in the UK.. not a bad value at their original price... the market seems to think the were cheap, since they're selling for 3x the price now
@mintistic79727 ай бұрын
these are the nicest folio society "standard editions" imo.
@mohammedarmanulhaq7 ай бұрын
I'm eagerly anticipating your upcoming videos!
@stuffandnonsense85289 ай бұрын
Please be careful with those.
@overgrindnico10 ай бұрын
Beautiful
@Sweet_Karma11 ай бұрын
You said no one from Folio Society is watching this but the irony is I just finished watching a small youtuber reviewing Anansi Boys from Folio Society and they commented 😂 so I wouldn't be so sure! Anyway, stunning books! Especially the Anansi Boys... I think I'm going to pull the trigger and treat myself
@HarveySwick11 ай бұрын
Treat yourself, you deserve it!
@operoverlord11 ай бұрын
Have u heard of any news that folio society will release the Hobbit and Silmarillion as a matched set to this LE LOTR?
@HarveySwick11 ай бұрын
I have heard tell of a Hobbit LE with Lee illustrations, but nothing yet on the Silmarillion.
@operoverlord11 ай бұрын
@@HarveySwick Oh, u give me hope.
@alibaba042811 ай бұрын
I want this book but I don’t wanna pay 240 😢
@erinn173011 ай бұрын
Open to buying this from you, but no worries if not.
@erinn173011 ай бұрын
Just realized you’re planning to keep it from your friend. Thanks!
@panoptikum976811 ай бұрын
Damn, that looks amazing. If they would publish it in German, I'd buy it (not, because I can't read English, but because I prefer books in their original language as long as I can read that language).
@Meltedbutta711 ай бұрын
I want these so bad... you have no idea how lucky you are to inherit these from your best friend. That is an incredible person. I have to pay double over the price to get these. Hopefully one day I will. But I can't afford it at all right now, and I'm a huge Tolkien fan.
@garetz007 ай бұрын
The price will only increase over time, so if you want it, get it asap.
@yeahthatsright3311 ай бұрын
You prefer this version over centipede press? I’m quite shocked. But again you said from an ease of reading perspective
@HarveySwick11 ай бұрын
Yeah, it's just easier to read. CP is a little too big for most, I reckon. The CP edition is superior in every other way.
@WhiskeyAfterHours10 ай бұрын
centipede press is nicer but is it 3/4x nicer? I dont really think so, this edition is the best quality/money ratio.
@breal69106 ай бұрын
You giving this copy away? Let me know If so!
@yeahthatsright336 ай бұрын
@@breal6910lol i am not giving it away, but hey you shot your shot. No harm done!
@user-ik4kh9lt6d11 ай бұрын
The one who has the most expensive editions is the one who doesn't want it.
@bhanumathis469911 ай бұрын
Would you be interested in selling this?
@russellfranklinwrites11 ай бұрын
Hadn't realised there was a bio of Pratchett. I'll have to pick it up.
@someinteresting11 ай бұрын
Oh, be sure, we do cringe. By the first minute it seems you'll kick them out of the box.
@HarveySwick11 ай бұрын
Fortunately they are built like tanks! Books are meant to be handled, even by fumbling idiots like me.
@sparkspl Жыл бұрын
sell it to someone who will appreciate it
@johnvillalovos508210 ай бұрын
I agree completely!
@philippe6069 Жыл бұрын
Damn I need rich friends too !! Sorry about your best friend though…
@HarveySwick Жыл бұрын
Haha, he would appreciate your comment!
@Zabzim Жыл бұрын
I like centipede press but only buy paperbacks on principle that books are meant for reading. And while hardbacks are great for displaying, they aren’t built for reading, not any more anyway. If you can’t squeeze it into your coat pocket for a spot of lunch time reading it’s not worth the time of day to even think about buying it.
@HarveySwick Жыл бұрын
Fair enough! I read all my Centipedes but I also never leave my house anymore. :)
@Lucarioguild7 Жыл бұрын
I mostly agree about your view on paperbacks but there is something to be said for buying pretty versions of your favorite books even if just for vanity's sake
@Zabzim Жыл бұрын
@@Lucarioguild7 yeah I do concede that is the case and the book does look lovely.
@yeahthatsright3311 ай бұрын
I bought the dune copies from centipede and I’m reading them. Books are meant to be read and I’ll never buy a book just to display it
@piusschroh6361 Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Great!
@Robloomesable Жыл бұрын
Banks died 10 years ago now just FYI. So definitely no more books on the horizon.
@HarveySwick Жыл бұрын
Correct, BUT, maybe not definitely. I'd heard Ken Macleod, who I believe is still in charge of the estate, discussing having notes fleshed out into either short stories or another book, but this was a year or two ago and nothing ever came from it. Either way, I certainly didn't remember any of that while filming!
@Robloomesable Жыл бұрын
@@HarveySwick that could be cool. Ken is releasing a book of culture illustrations compiled from Iains work this year I believe.
@piusschroh6361 Жыл бұрын
Hi - thanks for review! Are the illustrations glossy or matte?
@HarveySwick Жыл бұрын
Matte. Feels like the same paper that the text pages are on, unlike the standard editions which have a more glossy paper for the illustrations.