I bought it from Tolkienlibrary.com
http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/tolkien-book-store/CLP0006.htm
I paid 400 euros for them at the time, I see he now charges 550 euros (this set is getting harder and harder to find now I guess)
Another place to get it may be http://www.tolkien.co.uk/ or http://www.hobbit.ca/Deluxe.html
If you search by ISBN, you can still find them in many places:
Harper Collins Deluxe Slipcased Edition of The Hobbit Publication date: 10/18/2004 ISBN: 978-0-00-711835-9
Harper Collins 50th Anniversary Deluxe Slipcased Edition of The Lord of the Rings Publication date: 10/18/2004 ISBN: 978-0-00-718236-7
Harper Collins Deluxe Slipcased Edition of The Children of Hurin Publication date: 04/17/2007 ISBN: 978-0-00-725223-7
Harper Collins 30th Anniversary Deluxe Slipcased Edition of The Silmarillion. Publication date: 05/11/2007 ISBN: 978-0-00-726489-6
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The JRR Tolkien Deluxe Edition Collection: The Children of Hurin, The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/CLP0006.htm
A unique set of previously unpublished deluxe editions in an original publisher's slipcase.
Limited to 500 pieces only.
Not available to US customers, but now available through the Tolkien Library Store.
Since the 50th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings in 2004, HarperCollins has released a series of new deluxe editions of Tolkien's major works. The series concludes in November this year with the release of The Silmarillion to commemorate the 30th anniversary of that book's original publication.
For the first time, you can purchase the complete four-book collection as a boxed set.
*All four books are bound in textured paper in a slipcase with a curved edge and are engraved with Tolkien's own designs on the books.
*The books have sewn bindings, silk ribbon markers and include a number of exclusive features unique to these editions.
* This collection is double-cased: a matching slipcase houses the four individual editions in a slipcase
The books that make up the collection – all in perfect condition, unread, still shrink-wrapped:
The Hobbit (2004) – 1st edition 1st printing
Features Tolkien's drawing of the dragon Smaug embossed in gold and red foil on the case. This is the only edition of The Hobbit to feature all 13 of Tolkien's illustrations for the book reproduced in color, as well as his original maps reproduced as he had originally intended but not previously realized for almost 70 years.
The Lord of the Rings (2004) – 1st edition, 2nd printing (possibly the 3rd printing, but I can't verify as it is still in its original packaging)
This 50th anniversary edition is embossed with Tolkien's "Eye of Sauron" design on two sheets and features for the first time the pages of the Book of Mazarbul, illustrations created by Tolkien and intended for inclusion in the famous "Bridge of Khazad. -dum/" but never used before. Also featured are previously unpublished family trees and Christopher Tolkien's two original fold-out maps. For this edition and for The Hobbit, the text has been checked by Tolkien experts against the first editions and original manuscripts, and more than 400 corrections were made to make it the most precise and definitive version ever published.
The Children of Húrin (2007) – 1st edition 1st printing
Matching The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, this deluxe first edition of The Children of Húrin includes a ninth color plate by Alan Lee not featured inside the standard hardback, featuring Húrin's golden helmet designed by Alan Lee embossed on the cover.
The Silmarillion (2007) – 1st edition 1st printing
Published for its 30th anniversary, this newly reset edition of Tolkien's masterpiece, The Silmarillion, features an exclusive full-color frontispiece The Halls of Manwë painted by JRR Tolkien, the only scene from the book that he painted, and is engraved with the delicate heraldic symbol he designed to represent Luthien, the greatest heroine of The Silmarillion, which is also reproduced in color inside the book. This edition also includes Christopher Tolkien's two-color maps, including a fold-out map of Beleriand, and as a preface, Tolkien's original 1951 letter containing his account of the mythology of Middle-earth.
Some photos I took of these books can also be found here: http://www.flickr.com/search/?ss2&w12967790%40N00&qtolkien&mtext
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