The Lord of the Rings. Being: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1969-1970. [Fantasy Classic] SECOND EDITION, the fifth, fifth, and fourth impressions respectively. Complete in three volumes. Octavo (23 x 14 x 10cm), pp.[4] 423 [1]; pp.352; pp.416. With a folding map at the rear of each volume. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spines and top edges red. With the grey typographic dust-jackets, each priced at 30s / £1.50 or £1.95. Internally crisp and clean, with some light spotting to edges. Jackets show uniform heavy rubbing, with some minor tears and chips to edges. Red details entirely lost to first and second volumes; third volume price-clipped and re-priced by the publisher. Good. 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. Basis for the epic film series directed by Peter Jackson, 'The Return' (2003) winning a record 11 Oscars from 11 nominations. Item #76384
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