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Red Book
I am extremely happy with the red book, it is magnificent, I absolutely do not regret having bought it, I thank you for the excellent work you have done.
Thank you...
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!]
I love it. Amara (my daughter) gifted me this book for Christmas. I have been a fan of LotR since I was 12 years old, and one of my favorite details is how Tolkien recites the lineage of the book containing his story at the beginning ("a Note on Shire Records"). Decades ago, I came across a special edition bound in red to simulate the Red Book of the Periannath, but could not buy it then, and have never seen anything like it since. Your recreation of the Red Book surpasses, by far, anything I have ever seen. I love it--the multiple scripts indicating several different authors, the illustrations, the paper and binding--it all comes together to create a remarkable work of art. I am sure several artists were involved, so please thank them all for me. I am simply blown away by the care put into a gift for a stranger. Kia ora, kia mihi!..
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
This book is incredible. The craftsmanship and detail is extraordinary and absolutely beautiful. I love the fact that Bilbo, Frodo, and Sam all have their own writing styles. I could go on and on about how the amazing drawings and maps. If you are a die hard LOTR fan, this book is a must have...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Part 2
It should be clear that this is Bilbo's account of his adventure and Frodo's account of his (with added brief material relating to Sam, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli). Thus it does not cover the adventures of Merry and Pippin in Fangorn, Rohan, and Gondor. Also it is faithful to the book narrative, not the PJ films: Crickhollow, Old Man Willow, the Barrow Wight, Tom Bombadil and Glorfindel and the Scouring of the Shire are all here. The influence of the films is seen in the artwork. It would be interesting to devise the accounts by Merry and Pippin and Aragorn in their own styles...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Just got the book, the quality is astonishing and worth the price as it is so unique!
Would get it a second time if I had not one yet, a must have for lotr purists!..
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
This is a wonderfully remarkable artifact. The high quality paper, the layout, the fonts, the illustrated items, the leather cover are all exquisite. It is interesting to experience the tale from what one would academically call the ur-text from which the 2oth century editor J. Tolkien filled out in his version of the narratives. The various writers (BIlbo, Frodo, Sam, etc.) are distinguished by their orthographic styles and even alphabets used! One has a glimpse into true hobbitry. And a sense of truly holding an ancient original. I will have to buy white gloves to handle it! ;-) It will be fascinating to read through and explore. It arrived within a mere 3-4 days all the way from NZ to NYC. in excellent condition. I was a bit surprized however to see that it was not boxed as I would expect for something of such quality and expense. So I purchased a shadow box to store it in. Perhaps you might share some details about how it was developed and produced? One improvement might be to slightly feather the edges of the pages as used to be common in older books. The edges look a bit too machined otherwise. I may experiment with attempting to achieve that. I have a rather large collection of film and book oriented Tolkieniana, and this now occupies the place of supreme value! It exceeds every expectation. Yess, it is my presshuss!..
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
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