J R R TOLKIEN / Lord of the Rings De Luxe Edition The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings. De Luxe Edition [The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King]. De Luxe Edition [The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King] Publication: London: Unwin Hyman, 1974.

Description: [Fantasy Classic] DELUXE INDIA PAPER EDITION, the fourth impression thus. Octavo (24 x 15cm), pp. A one-volume edition printed on India paper. Publisher's black buckram with gilt titles to spine and metallic decoration in gilt, silver and green to upper.

Contents clean, no inscriptions, edges gently toned, minor rippling to one gathering, covers are fresh and bright. A near fine copy without card case. A fantastical trilogy, "The Lord of the Rings" is one of the greatest books of the twentieth century, containing amazing details of a new mythology, never really surpassed.

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