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The Japanese version of
LABYRINTH: The Photo Album
is nearly identical to both the American and British versions. The major differences are the front and back covers are very different from the English language versions. Inside the Japanese covers, there are a few blue and white photos which were not present in the UK and US editions.
Another difference, again, is the type of paper used. Henry Holt and Co. published both the American and Japanese editions. While the US pages are very glossy and the color very rich - much like a magazine's shiny pages, the Japanese pages have more of a matte finish. It is still far superior to the British version which is much duller and often very blurry.
If anyone reads Japanese and would like to translate the notes on the inside cover, I'll post a close-up of the text. You'll have my eternal gratitude!
LABERINTO
is the Spanish version of
LABYRINTH: The Photo Album
and is nearly identical to the American version. The pages are matte, but the coloring overall is better than the British version, but not quite as good as the Japanese or American versions.
I've never studied Spanish, so it's hard for me to make out the credits, but it appears to have been printed in Barcelona, Spain by DiSTEIN, Libros. I believe the translation was by Jennifer Rinkerman. Also, I think the same printing company, Sirven Gráfic, produced the British version and this Spanish version.
I never thought I'd read a quote like this from Hoggle himself: "i Me llamo Hagel !" Poor Hoggle! His name didn't survive the translation!
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