WHY IS THIS TOLKIEN BOOK MISSING? Deluxe Edition

[@joshuaslusher3721]

Every work of Tolkien deserves a deluxe edition! Hopefully HarperCollins will notice this video and put things right.

[@brewingbooks]

Let’s hope so 😁🤞

[@Trotter_Tolkien]

There are two new Deluxe editions announced so far for this year, The History of the Hobbit in March and the Battle of Maldon in April, I think if the Lay of Aotrou & Itroun where released today it would have a Deluxe edition, not sure why it did not happen when it came out.

[@brewingbooks]

I’m really excited about the Maldon release 🙂

[@jeffreyclayman6922]

I’m also thinking when they run out of deluxe titles they will actually come out with individual deluxe editions of the 12 Vol HoME…and considering EP has done a Leatherbound of this book..I’m sure HC will eventually!

[@brewingbooks]

That's actually quite an interesting theory and quite probably as well.

[@hazbojangles2681]

They should compile it with some of his other poetry to create a deluxe edition containing all of Tolkien’s academic poetry.

[@brewingbooks]

That’s actually not a bad idea 🤔

[@hazbojangles2681]

@@brewingbooks they can add that unreleased piece about Mîm too

[@NZAnimeManga]

@@hazbojangles2681 That's a great idea

[@MattOts]

Definitely a gap that needs to be filled! I would have thought a fair number of people who buy the Tolkien deluxe editions are collectors so there's likely a similar potential market for this as any of the others. I've just started adding the non Middle Earth Tolkien works (although not deluxe editions) to my collection. This one wasn't even on my radar but you've sold it to me already - it's arriving tomorrow!

[@brewingbooks]

Great! Hope you’re enjoying the read

[@AnimeFaqtsMattXD]

I believe that letters of j r r tolkien is going to be also released in duluxe, apparently someone contacted harper collins and that was confirmed (although heavy citation needed but i wouldn't be surprised) At this point i wouold say most of tolkiens works have a duluxe form including the three book history of middle earth, so basically the only things left are his smaller form poety and his academic work which I wouldn't be surprised seeing in a collection form

[@brewingbooks]

Interesting, thanks for sharing. Do you have any links to this news?

[@horrudu4081]

I thought about it, and realised that they could not publish a deluxe slipcase edition of it due to the fact that is would be to thin for the title to be written horizontlly on the spine in the style of the others. And breaking that aestetic would be way worse than not giving it a deluxe treatment IMHO. If anything they would have to ad other stuff and rename it.

[@brewingbooks]

That’s true unfortunately. Good points indeed

[@davidfreeman2883]

Hi, James, from California. I enjoy your videos and would definitely like to see A&I given the deluxe treatment. If Easton Press can do a leather-bound version of this thin book, and I have that edition, surely HarperCollins can do a slipcase version.

[@brewingbooks]

Hey David! Thanks so much for your comments 🙂 And yes, absolutely. I’m really interested in a deluxe edition by HC. What are your thoughts on the Easton Press version?

[@davidfreeman2883]

@@brewingbooks All the Easton editions look beautiful on the shelf. They hold up well to reading provided they are handled with care. The same is true, really, of the HC deluxe editions.

[@allofuspilgrims]

Indeed, why not give this particular volume a proper deluxe release? I am not collecting them, to be honest, but it has its own place in the JRRT legacy. Again, maybe this deals with sales/marketing risks, for I don't have general statistic on sales.

[@brewingbooks]

I’m pretty sure that might be a related reason. Let’s hope one day they change their minds …

[@lorenzoc.b.9809]

Good news, The Battle of Maldon will have a Deluxe edition. Your shelf is saved.

[@brewingbooks]

Woohoo! 😄

[@tomsleeckx409]

I have the exact opinion. This work needs a deluxe edition so bad. Never read the book and don't want to buy any other version as I collect all his "Medieval" works in only deluxe editions. The brevity of the book can be a reason but I think that indeed a thicker book can printed if they compile works together, sort of like a Tales of Perilious Ream, but then for Medieval stories. Good news though is that soon a complete new deluxe edition will release; The Battle of Maldon: together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth! So really looking out for this one as well. It keeps up the hope that eventually it wiill come. Just as a Finn & Hengest deluxe edition?

[@brewingbooks]

A Finn & Hengest deluxe? Now THAT would be something 😍

[@tomsleeckx409]

@@brewingbooks Is it a good story? I only know it by name and is probably one of his works I know the least about 🙈

[@bencleverwink]

Although the illustrations by Alan Lee are wonderful, I would love to see a 'Tolkien Reader' (Tales from the Perilous Realm) Deluxe Edition Hardcover with the illustrations by Tolkien and Pauline Baynes.

[@brewingbooks]

Lovely suggestion indeed 🙂

[@Fundinnn]

Was that the one piece of writing Harper Collins do not own the full publishing rights to? Seem to remember he gifted the rights to some writings to a former secretary of his. I may remeber it wrong

[@brewingbooks]

I’m not sure actually but the poem was first published way back in 1945 in the Welsh Review.

[@Yesica1993]

Wow, I had not even heard of it! I'm guessing it was a financial decision, assuming that most people have not heard of it and/or wouldn't be interested.

[@brewingbooks]

That was my initial thought. But then something like The Story of Kullervo, which may probably appeal less to the more generic Tolkien reader, still got the deluxe treatment. 🤔

[@francoiscolin6692]

Hello, I really like to stick with one type of deluxe edition. Do you think that other Tolkien's books will be edited in the same format as the deluxe illustrated edition (Like LotR, The Silmarilion and The Hobbit)?

[@brewingbooks]

Most likely, as they’ve started a particular trend with the deluxe editions (especially with the illustrated by the author range). We will have to see next year for any potential releases in the near future 🙂

[@matthewhogg5861]

Needing a Gawain and Green Knight hardback too! Let me complete my collection I beg ha

[@Trotter_Tolkien]

There is a Deluxe version of Sir Gawain & the Green Knight, Pearl & Sir Orfeo

[@brewingbooks]

As Trotter mentioned, the Gawain deluxe is available at the moment 👍

[@hazbojangles2681]

I wondered that myself

[@brewingbooks]

It’s still a mystery for some reason …

[@Pudimel]

HI😀

[@brewingbooks]

Hello!