THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS, THE RETURN OF THE KING (Complete set 2/12,2/10,2/11)

J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN 10: 0048230456 / ISBN 13: 9780048230454

Published by George, Allen & Unwin Ltd., London, 1980

About this Item

Revised Second edition (2/12,2/10,2/11). ***Complete set of three volumes: "The Fellowship of the Ring" - twelfth impression of the revised second edition; "The Two Towers" - tenth impression of the revised second edition; and "The Return of the King" - eleventh impression of the second edition. A complete set of the three volumes which would have been bought together at the same time. All near fine in burgundy cloth-covered boards, with the top edges of the page blocks stained burgundy by the publisher, and each complete in the correct revised second edition dustwrappers in bright near fine condition without any fading to the spines. All three tipped-in maps are present and in good order. ***The Fellowship of the Ring: Near fine in burgundy cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Boards clean and unmarked. No reading lean to the binding and no reading creases to the spine. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. Internally near fine with no inscriptions. No foxing. Pages clean. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which is unpriced (for export). No creases, chips or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***The Two Towers: Near fine in burgundy cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Boards clean and unmarked. No reading lean to the binding and no reading creases to the spine. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. Internally near fine with no inscriptions. No foxing. Pages clean. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which is unpriced (for export) but which has a period £5.95 A & U price sticker on the front flap. No creases, chips or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***The Return of the King: Near fine in burgundy cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Boards clean and unmarked. No reading lean to the binding and no reading creases to the spine. Spine tight. ***Please note that there is some water staining to the top and bottom edges of the page block - but not affecting the interior pages (please see scans). Internally near fine with no inscriptions. No foxing. Pages clean. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which is unpriced (for export). No creases, chips or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***The Fellowship of The Ring: 423 pages, The Two Towers: 352 pages, The Return of the King: 440 pages including index at the back of the book. Each volume: 230mm x148mm. ***'Spenser, Mallory, Ariosto or science fiction? A flavour of all of them and a taste of its own. Only those who have read The Lord of The Rings will realize how impossible it is to convey all the qualities of a great book. ***'He has distilled elements of Norse, Teutonic and Celtic myth to make a strange but coherent world of his own, presented with a limpid joy in natural beauty and a constant undertow of embodies terrors.' - The Sunday Times (Quote and review quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper of each volume) ***Twelfth impression of the revised second edition (The Fellowship of the Ring), tenth impression of the revised second edition (The Two Towers) and eleventh impression of the revised second edition (The Return of the King) - each complete in the original and correct dustwrapper, in near fine bright condition, and complete with their original maps tipped into the rear. A collectable set, uncommon now to find in such beautiful near fine condition (albeit with the aforementioned page block edge staining to The Return of the King). ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. ***Please note that this is a heavy item - a set of three hardback books - and will incur extra charges for shipping outside the UK.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS, THE RETURN OF THE KING (Complete set 2/12,2/10,2/11)
• Publisher: George, Allen & Unwin Ltd., London
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0048230456
• ISBN 13: 9780048230454
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Revised Second Edition
• Printing: Later Impression
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature
  • First Editions
  • Science Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

1968 George Allen & Unwin, LTD., London; Second Edition, 3rd Impression;

From the Back Cover

The first volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure The Lord of the Rings
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.
A unique, wholly realized other world, evoked from deep in the well of Time, massively detailed, absorbingly entertaining, profound in meaning. New York Times
J.R.R. TOLKIEN (1892 1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.
www.lordoftheringstrilogy.com

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