THE LORD OF THE RINGS [3-volume set in original slipcase] An outstanding early set
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1967
Series: Book 1 of 3 - Lord of the Rings
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Foley & Sons Fine Editions, Saskatoon, SK, CanadaFoley & Sons Fine Editions
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Condition: Used - Fine
£ 459.26
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A Near Fine set of the stated Second Edition. A beautiful set in Near Fine condition or better. No previous owner markings of any kind. All volumes have the original foldout maps tipped in inside the rear board, as issued. All appear in Fine condition. Jacket have been protected in archival sleeves and are in Near Fine condition. The sleeves have been removed for photographing purposes but will be rehoused in new sleeves. The Fellowship of the Ring is the 10th printing, while The Two Towers and The Return of the King are the 9th printing. The slipcase has some wear and tear and is overall Very Good at best. A lovely set considering its sixty years and a fraction of the cost of a first edition. Additional shipping will be required for the 3-volume set. Email for quote. Robust shipping.
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- Title
- THE LORD OF THE RINGS [3-volume set in original slipcase] An outstanding early set
- Author
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston
- Publication year
- 1967
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0395082544
- ISBN 13
- 9780395082546
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Printing
- 5th or later Printin
- Series
- Book 1 of 3: Lord of the Rings
Large print hardback edition of the first volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings, complete with fold-out map.
Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power – the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring – the ring that rules them all – which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.
In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.
Now available in large print and impossible to describe in a few words, JRR Tolkien’s great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail.
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Review
‘An extraordinary book. It deals with a stupendous theme. It leads us through a succession of strange and astonishing episodes, some of them magnificent, in a region where everything is invented, forest, moor, river, wilderness, town and the races which inhabit them.’
The Observer
‘Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century.’
Sunday Telegraph
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Foley & Sons Fine Editions
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Foley & Sons Fine Editions has been selling books online for more than 20 years. We were previously a partner in Bag End Books who have been selling on Abebooks for more than 10 years. We specialize in books by C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton and Modern First Editions, including Yann Martel and Stephen King. We offer many books Signed by the Author, Canadian writers and some specialty items such as poetry, Christian theology and books from the medieval period. We purchase books. We do APPRAISALS of books or libraries in Saskatchewan and may consider appraisals in Manitoba and Alberta. Please call to inquire.…
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