New Collector’s Edition Tolkien Books Up For Preorder

The Hobbit Collector’s Edition costs $36 and arrives on August 6. The hardcover volume features a unique cover design, foil stamping, stained edges, and a ribbon bookmark, making it one of the most premium versions of The Hobbit on the market. However, you’ll also find The Hobbit Deluxe Illustrated arriving on October 22. This $195 tome is seeing an early preorder discount, bringing it to just $151. Along with a different hardcover design, it comes with an exclusive slipcase and features dozens of drawings from the author scattered throughout its pages.

Each book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy is getting a collector’s edition on September 17. Much like The Hobbit Collector’s Edition, these feature new hardcover designs, foil stamping, stained edges, and ribbon bookmarks.

If you know you’ll be grabbing all three Lord of the Rings book, consider preordering this collection instead of all three books individually. The total cost is the same, but it gets you an additional slipcase for the novels as well as an exclusive map of Middle-Earth. It releases on November 5.

The last book up for preorder is The Silmarillion Collector’s Edition, which arrives on August 6. It follows the same format as the others, with a striking new hardcover design, foil stamping, stained edges, and a built-in ribbon bookmark. If you’ve already read through The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, consider snagging this one for a fresh adventure through Middle-Earth that details the First Age and Morgoth.