Lord of the Rings Box Set (The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King) (Volumes 1-4) (Red Slipcase)

Ballantine Books, New York. September 1973. Softcovers / Mass Market Paperbacks. The Hobbit – 42nd Printing, The Fellowship of the Ring – 43rd Printing, The Two Towers – 40th Printing, The Return of the King – 39th Printing. Books are tight, square, and unmarked. Book Conditions: Good Plus; all of the books have tiny dots of adhesive blocking from the wraps and storage conditions; the books are not stuck together but do show tiny white dots on the wraps; else Near Fine. No DJ. Slipcase shows rubbing and light wear to box papers and corners. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps for Fellowship of the Ring and The Hobbit show light creased to spine from opening for reading; wraps are not bent of folded; text is secure in binding. All books were originally priced at $1.25 and the Slipcase has $5.00 stick on dot from Ballantine. Tinted textblock edges. Slipcase design based on artwork by J.R.R.Tolkien. 1805 pp in total 12mo. When Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves embark upon a dangerous quest to reclaim the hoard of gold stolen from them by the evil dragon Smaug, Gandalf the wizard suggests an unlikely accomplice: Bilbo Baggins, an unassuming Hobbit dwelling in peaceful Hobbiton. Along the way, the company faces trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse. But as they journey from the wonders of Rivendell to the terrors of Mirkwood and beyond, Bilbo will find that there is more to him than anyone—himself included—ever dreamed. Unexpected qualities of courage and cunning, and a love of adventure, propel Bilbo toward his great destiny . . . a destiny that waits in the dark caverns beneath the Misty Mountains, where a twisted creature known as Gollum jealously guards a precious magic ring. A clean very presentable set.…