Not to mention the story (already known certainly if you buy this edition), this book is just beautiful. The text is dotted with many color plates or penciled drawings. The binding is high bills, cover fabrics and cardboard is etched by a dragon, the paper is glossy, thick, short, a wonderful job, a very beautiful book !!! for collectors given the price that has to do with product quality. The same good work by Editions Christian Bourgois, identical to the version of the beautiful Silmarilion, BRAVO and THANK YOU!