The Lord of the Rings (Limited Edition) in 3 volumes

Featuring stunning new work by Alan Lee alongside all of his original illustrations, and strictly limited to just 1,000 sets each numbered and signed by the artist, this is the finest version of Tolkien’s beloved masterpiece. Quarter-bound in leather with cloth sides blocked in silver and inset with illustration labels. Circular limitation tip printed letterpress on Tintoretto paper hand tipped within a gold border. Set in Dante with Testament as display. 1,504 pages in total over three volumes printed on Munken Pure paper. Printed in black and burgundy throughout. 53 colour illustrations in total printed on Veltique paper tipped within printed borders, 57 illustrated chapter openers. Endpapers printed with a design by the artist? Also included is a Note on the Text by Douglas A. Anderson, a Note on the Revised Text by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, Tolkien’s Foreword to the Second Edition and Prologue, as well as Appendices and Indexes. Measured about 12? ×?7¾? Silver page tops. Burgundy satin ribbon markers. Two maps printed together in black and red and enclosed in a case covered in blocked cloth. Hand-made cloth-covered slipcase blocked in silver and gunmetal with printed illustration inside. Separate print presented in a folder of Pergamenata paper? LIST OF TITLES: 1. THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING: being the first part of THE LORD OF THE RINGS . . 2. THE TWO TOWERS: being the second part of THE LORD OF THE RINGS . . 3. THE RETURN OF THE KING: being the third part of THE LORD OF THE RINGS.…