The Lord of the Rings (Three Volumes, complete, in slipcase) by Tolkien, J. R. R - 1965

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1965. Second Revised Edition. Tenth Printing. Hard Cover. Stated Second Edition, 10th printing of The Fellowship of the Ring, 9th printing of The Two Towers and The Return of the King. Three volumes in black slipcase. Full black cloth, gilt lettering on spines, orange and gilt, red and gilt, and violet and gilt decoration on front cover of each volume, t.e.g. (orange, red, and violet). Illustrated with one-color fold-out map of Middle Earth in each volume. . The volumes are in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean, except for remnants of small former owner's label on fep of each volume. The map at rear of first volume pasted in upside-down (binder's error), else fine. The unclipped dust jackets of all three volumes show some light wear at head and heel of spines, mildly sunned, else fine. The slipcase with its paste-downs is in perfect condition. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE.. Book Club Edition. B&W Illustrations and Maps. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (ii), 423; 352; 440 pp .