Anthony,

I'm not sure I can agree with you completely on this text on several scores.  On cost, the Llewellyn edition is only $60 US, somewhere around 30 quid or thereabouts.  I'd say that's pretty fair.

This edition is a totally revamped and re-typset version of approximately 350,000 words.   Just that alone must have been a monumental task.  I haven't had much time to go through it yet but I did peruse the Enochian Calls and that's where Skinner did some painstaking work on corrections and pointing out problems in Casaubon's text comparing it with the ms.   What a wonderful tool that part is in and of itself.  And after reading through a few other sections there were additional notes as to Dee's resources, references, etc., all quite valuable. 

And when you mention: " I would be more impressed were there some commentary added on material similar to other grimoires similar to Joseph Peterson's treatment of Sibley and Hockley's Key to the Magic of Solomon," I'm not really sure I get it.  I mean, we're looking at close to 700 pages of corrected text with notes, a decent index, etc..  What you are suggesting, if I'm understanding you correctly and I may not, is the need for a 2nd or 3rd volume or a separate work altogether dealing with a critical comparison between the T&FR and some other grimoires. 

All I can say, from my narrow perspective, of having conducted research into Dee's angelic seances for many years now is that this version is quite a useful implement.   In fact, I could have used it years ago when I started on this all and had the University of Colorado acquire the various microfilm versions of the original, and other Dee ms.  My eyes, especially would have appreciated it.  Working form the 1974 facsimile edition was quite a pain from many perspectives.  On the whole I would say this edition is a rare contribution in and of itself to Dee scholarship.

Bob Podgurski