Still in Original Factory Sealed shrinkwrap. Comes with a customized slipcover. Illustrated by the author JRR Tolkien from his original idea/work/draft. This is the DEFINITIVE edition of how Lord of the Rings was conceived and written. You could say this is the "Pete Jackson" book version of the novel.
THIS is the journey in Middle Earth you need to take and live in. Warning: This is NOT a light read.
Here is a brief description of the book from online reviews. 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.