u/Humanracer45

Fall of Numenor - uniform in style to illustrated by author series.

redwizard posted this but seems to have got lost among all the replies on the other post.

anyway if they are counting on people still collecting the author editions I would think unfinished tales would be next.

not for me though. I don’t like the style at all.

What is The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien about?

A special edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth collected in one volume, illustrated by Alan Lee.

Guided by the Dark Lord Sauron, the Elves of Eregion forge the Rings of Power. Yet in secret he has begun building the Barad-dûr in Mordor, and here, in the fires of Mount Doom, he makes the One Ring. Seeking to rule Middle-earth, Sauron begins to wage terrible war upon them.

On the island-kingdom of Númenor, the Men of the West become mighty, building great ships to increase their influence throughout Middle-earth. But as their power grows, the seed of their downfall is sown. Only by uniting in alliance with the Elves can they hope to overcome Sauron.

Adhering to ‘The Tale of Years’ timeline in The Lord of the Rings, Brian Sibley assembles a new chronicle of Middle-earth, a tragic tale of pride, envy and downfall told substantially in the words of J.R.R. Tolkien from the various published texts originally edited by Christopher Tolkien, and illustrated with pencil drawings by Alan Lee.

Complementary in style to the series of special edition hardbacks illustrated by the author, this gorgeous edition features sprayed edges and includes a removable art card and foldout map.

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u/Humanracer45 — 2 days ago

My most wanted

Complete set of Crowell or Routledge illustrated Les Miserables - 5 vols

Jane Eyre with Garrett illustrations

Monte Cristo fully illustrated version

Budget under £200

Good hinges and binding

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u/Humanracer45 — 9 days ago

Getting frustrated

Hi

I wanted to do something I thought would be easy but it's tricky. I want to turn downloaded scanned PDFs from Google Books (public domain, Les Miserables illustrated) into a paperback book. I have no success so far. Amazon KDP keeps getting stuck at preview stage. It worked once but now the preview is stuck even for hours. I like Lulu but it rejected as some pages have a slightly different orientation. Image spark want bank details and Blurb threw up an error.

Any suggestions? Are there companies I can hand these PDFs to and they can turn them into a book. It doesn't seem like something I should spend hours on.

Thanks in advance

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u/Humanracer45 — 14 days ago

hi

It’s very difficult to find a good illustrated version of Les Miserables without paying hundreds. Would it be possible to have a physical version of a scanned copy from Google. Is there any high quality printing service?

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u/Humanracer45 — 18 days ago