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The Lord of the Rings : 3 Volume Set : Boxed in Slipcase : Revised Second Edition 1965 : Volume I - The Fellowship of the Rings, Volume II - The Two Towers, Volume III - The Return of the King

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The Lord of the Rings : 3 Volume Set : Boxed in Slipcase : Revised Second Edition 1965 : Volume I - The Fellowship of the Rings, Volume II - The Two Towers, Volume III - The Return of the King

by Tolkien, J. R. R

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965. A beautiful early edition of this set! Books are boxed in a VG+ condition (top of box is very slightly faded) black slipcase with red paste-on set name on the side. Volume I is The Fellowship of the Ring, "Revised Edition" (front dj), "Second Edition" (title page), " Fourth Printing" (copyright page) with light wear to edge of paper type black dj with interesting spatter pattern design in mustard color with some fading to spine of dj. Volume I I is The Two Towers, "Revised Edition" (front of dj), "Second Edition" (title page), "Third Printing" (copyright page) with light wear to edge of paper type black dj with interesting spatter pattern design in red with some fading to spine of dj.. Volume III is The Return of the King, "Revised Edition" (cover of dj), "Second Edition" (title page), "Third Printing" (copyright page) with light wear to edge of paper type black dj with interesting spatter pattern design in purple. The top edge of the pages on each of the books matches the color of the corresponding DJ. Each book has a beautiful fold-out map in the rear (doesn't look like any of them have been opened.). Books have black cloth cover with beautiful ring with red eye decoration.. Second Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good++/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Book Club Ed.

Synopsis

The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by philologist and Oxford University professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit (1937), but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1954, much of it during World War II.  After the success of  The Hobbit , Tolkien’s publisher asked that he produce a sequel. Although written as one big work comprised of six books,  The Lord of the Rings  was broken into three separate volumes because of post-World War II paper shortages and size and price considerations. The print run of the first editions was very small: 3,000 copies for  The Fellowship of the Ring  (1954), 3,250 copies for  The Two Towers  (1954), and 7,000 copies for  The Return of the King  (1955).  The Lord of the Rings  went on to become one of the best-selling novels ever, with more than 150 million copies sold.

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On Aug 15 2020, a reader said:
This is one of the most engaging, enjoyable, and creative books I have ever read. The way Tolkien creates a new world from scratch, new languages, new races. It is a work of art. And the fact that this book can be enjoyed by young children and adults alike makes it stand out among the works of fiction that fill our libraries these days. I would recommend these books to anyone who has not already read them.

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DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books US (US)
Seller's Inventory #
000996
Title
The Lord of the Rings : 3 Volume Set : Boxed in Slipcase : Revised Second Edition 1965 : Volume I - The Fellowship of the Rings, Volume II - The Two Towers, Volume III - The Return of the King
Author
Tolkien, J. R. R
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good++
Jacket Condition
Very Good+
Edition
Second Edition
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Place of Publication
Boston
Date Published
1965
Keywords
TOLKIEN HOBBITS BOXED SLIPCASE
Bookseller catalogs
Fiction;
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May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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