Seven--volume set in slipcase is Near Fine, closer to Fine, with only light rubbing on boards. Text on all volumes is pristine. All bindings are as if copies are unread. A nice set.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Lord of the Rings (Millennium Edition)
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin, Boston, MA
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0618037667
ISBN 13: 9780618037667
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Book Type: book

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Synopsis

For the first time, The Lord of the Rings is presented as a boxed set of seven hardcover volumes, one for each of its six parts plus a seventh volume containing maps and the appendices. Bound in black covers with the distinctive Eye of Sauron design from the original jackets embossed in red and gold foil on each volume. Each book bears Tolkien's originally conceived title -- The Ring Sets Out, The Ring Goes South, The Treason at Isengard, The Ring Goes East, The War of the Ring, The End of the Third Age -- and has been specially typeset for this edition. With sales of over 50 million copies wordwide and acknowledged as the book of the century by book lovers all over the world, this commemorative edition is available for a strictly limited period and provides Tolkien lovers, fans, and collectors old and new with the perfect opportunity to own a piece of twentieth century literary history. "The greatest book of the 20th Century" -- Channel 4 UK nationwide poll. Available as a boxed set only.

About the Author

J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon a distinguished career as a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University. He is the renowned creator of Middle-earth and author of the great modern classic, The Hobbit, the prelude to his epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Other works by J.R.R. Tolkien include The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973 at the age of 81.

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HHFoodBank is a charity in Bloomington, IN that serves nearly 100 member agencies in South Central Indiana. Our agencies serve the ill, needy, young and old. They provide food to over 26,000 individuals each year. We collect books for our annual Book Fair to sell, that allows us to purchase food since the demand is constantly so high.

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