Lord of the Rings
J. R. R. Tolkien
ISBN 10: 0395193958 ISBN 13: 9780395193952
Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1966
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A fine copy of the scarce first printing of this massive compilation of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Book is entirely flawless aside from previous owner bookplate. Slipcase shows mild rubbing but is otherwise fine. Large octavo, 1215 pages, foldout map (fine), red leatherette boards with three colour gilding, slipcase of same leatherette. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box. This is a heavy item and will likely warrant additional shipping costs. Please feel free to reach out for a quote. Seller Inventory # ABE-1679867007175
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A one-volume collector's edition boxed and bound in handsome red leatherette with gold, green, and blue foil stamping, two-color text setting, and large format fold-out maps containing the complete texts of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, and six appendices. 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, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. On his eleventy-first birthday Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest -- to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard, Merry, Pippin, and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.
About the Author:
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Lord of the Rings
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 1966
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King (Collector's Edition)
Published by
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991
ISBN 10: 0395193958
ISBN 13: 9780395193952
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Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. 28th printing. Includes publisher's slipcase. A few pages creased at corners, a couple faint blemishes to slipcase. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1991 Hard Cover. viii, [2], 423, [1], 352, 440 pp. 8vo. Red leatherette boards, matching slipcase, gilt titles, gold, blue, and green metallic decorations. Fold-out map of the West of Middle-Earth at the End of the Third Age follows text. "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 by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. From Sauron's fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, his power spread far and wide. Sauron gathered all the Great Rings to him, but always he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. When Bilbo reached his eleventy-first birthday he disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. This edition includes the fiftieth-anniversary fully corrected text setting and an extensive index. Seller Inventory # 2349300
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The Lord of the Rings
Published by
Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA, 1974
ISBN 10: 0395193958
ISBN 13: 9780395193952
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The Lord of the Rings
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Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, 1974
ISBN 10: 0395193958
ISBN 13: 9780395193952
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The Lord of the Rings Complete Set by J.R.R. Tolkien (First American)
Published by
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1974
ISBN 10: 0395193958
ISBN 13: 9780395193952
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First U.S. Edition. The Lord of the Rings Complete Set by J.R.R. Tolkien (First American) Square firm copies. The Fellowship of the Ring VG+; The Two Towers F; The Return of the King F. Minor tanning to pages. Bright dust jackets. The Fellowship of the Ring F; The Two Towers NF; The Return of the King NF. Minor tanning to jacket spines and rear panels. Not price clipped. Set includes: The Fellowship of the Ring, Sixteenth Printing; The Two Towers, Thirteenth Printing; and The Return of the King, Thirteenth Printing, [1963]. Fold out maps tipped into rear of each book. BOOK. Seller Inventory # HCX21995-1