NEW SEALED JRR Tolkien Lord of the Rings Hobbit Deluxe Hardcover Slipcase Boxed

The Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit - Special Green Deluxe Slipcase Edition. Includes special Illustrated 88 page booklet. Printed art card featuring Tolkien's original Dustjacket painting. The Lord of the Rings - Special Red Deluxe Slipcase Edition.

Contains 30 Color Illustrations & Maps by Tolkien himself. Facsimile copies from the Book of Mazarbul. BOTH ARE BRAND NEW & SEALED! Enthusiasts will want to own this very special edition of the classic masterpiece illustrated throughout in color by the author himself and with the complete text printed in two colors--the perfect gift idea!

Since it was first published in 1954. Has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy and epic adventure has touched the hearts of young and old alike. This one-volume hardback edition contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, which is printed in red and black and features, for the very first time, thirty color illustrations, maps and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work. These include the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, marvellous facsimiles created by Tolkien to accompany the famous'Bridge of Khazad-dum' chapter. Also appearing are two removable fold-out maps drawn by Christopher Tolkien revealing all the detail of Middle-earth. Sympathetically packaged to reflect the classic look of the first edition, this new edition of the bestselling hardcover will prove irresistible to collectors and new fans alike.

Tolkien's own selection of finished paintings and drawings have become inseparable from his text, adorning editions of. For more than 85 years. But the published art has afforded only a glimpse of Tolkien's creative process, and many additional sketches, colored drawings, and maps-although exhibited and published elsewhere-have never appeared within the pages of. In this unique enhanced edition of Tolkien's enchanting classic tale, the full panoply of his art is reproduced for the first time, presenting more than 50 illustrations to accompany Bilbo Baggins on his adventure there and back again. Unique to this edition are two poster-size, fold-out maps revealing all the detail of Thror's Map and Wilderland, an illustrated 88-page booklet, and a printed art card reproducing Tolkien's original dustjacket painting.

It is additionally quarterbound with raised ribs on the spine, stamped in three foils on black cloth boards, and housed in a custom-built clothbound slipcase. The pages are edged in gold and include a ribbon marker.