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Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin
Unwin -> Harper Collins have always been remarkably deferential to Tolkien pere et fils in the matter of book covers. Most publishers never consult the authors and don't give a fig what they think. Certainly that has always been the case with Ballantine/Del Ray (who are a sublicensee of a sublicensee).
Remember what Capitol Records did with the Beatles?
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I believe The Silmarillion cover is actually Lucy in the sky with diamonds fixing a hole where the rain gets in. It's the type of cover you need if you want to be a paperback writer.