THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS, THE RETURN OF THE KING (Complete set 2/12,2/10,2/11)
Language: English
Published by George, Allen & Unwin Ltd., London, 1980
Series: Book 1 of 3 - Lord of the Rings
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United KingdomOrlando Booksellers
AbeBooks seller since January 11, 2000
Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 200.00
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Revised Second edition (2/12,2/10,2/11). ***Complete set of three volumes: "The Fellowship of the Ring" - twelfth impression of the revised second edition; "The Two Towers" - tenth impression of the revised second edition; and "The Return of the King" - eleventh impression of the second edition. A complete set of the three volumes which would have been bought together at the same time. All near fine in burgundy cloth-covered boards, with the top edges of the page blocks stained burgundy by the publisher, and each complete in the correct revised second edition dustwrappers in bright near fine condition without any fading to the spines. All three tipped-in maps are present and in good order. ***The Fellowship of the Ring: Near fine in burgundy cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Boards clean and unmarked. No reading lean to the binding and no reading creases to the spine. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. Internally near fine with no inscriptions. No foxing. Pages clean. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which is unpriced (for export). No creases, chips or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***The Two Towers: Near fine in burgundy cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Boards clean and unmarked. No reading lean to the binding and no reading creases to the spine. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. Internally near fine with no inscriptions. No foxing. Pages clean. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which is unpriced (for export) but which has a period £5.95 A & U price sticker on the front flap. No creases, chips or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***The Return of the King: Near fine in burgundy cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Boards clean and unmarked. No reading lean to the binding and no reading creases to the spine. Spine tight. ***Please note that there is some water staining to the top and bottom edges of the page block - but not affecting the interior pages (please see scans). Internally near fine with no inscriptions. No foxing. Pages clean. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which is unpriced (for export). No creases, chips or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***The Fellowship of The Ring: 423 pages, The Two Towers: 352 pages, The Return of the King: 440 pages including index at the back of the book. Each volume: 230mm x148mm. ***'Spenser, Mallory, Ariosto or science fiction? A flavour of all of them and a taste of its own. Only those who have read The Lord of The Rings will realize how impossible it is to convey all the qualities of a great book. ***'He has distilled elements of Norse, Teutonic and Celtic myth to make a strange but coherent world of his own, presented with a limpid joy in natural beauty and a constant undertow of embodies terrors.' - The Sunday Times (Quote and review quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper of each volume) ***Twelfth impression of the revised second edition (The Fellowship of the Ring), tenth impression of the revised second edition (The Two Towers) and eleventh impression of the revised second edition (The Return of the King) - each complete in the original and correct dustwrapper, in near fine bright condition, and complete with their original maps tipped into the rear. A collectable set, uncommon now to find in such beautiful near fine condition (albeit with the aforementioned page block edge staining to The Return of the King). ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. ***Please note that this is a heavy item - a set of three hardback books - and will incur extra charges for shipping outside the UK.…
Seller Inventory # 8860
- Title
- THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS, THE RETURN OF THE KING (Complete set 2/12,2/10,2/11)
- Author
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Publisher
- George, Allen & Unwin Ltd., London
- Publication year
- 1980
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0048230456
- ISBN 13
- 9780048230454
- Edition
- Revised Second Edition
- Printing
- Later Impression
- Series
- Book 1 of 3: Lord of the Rings
- Seller catalogs
- First Editions, Literature, Science Fiction
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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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Orlando Booksellers
Lincoln, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since January 11, 2000
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We specialize in 20th Century literature, and in particular, Modern First Editions. We would be interested in buying such books, whether individual items or collections. We are particularly interested in Bloomsbury writers, Beats & Counter Culture and 20th C photography monographs. Our books can be viewed as a whole on ABE, or by choosing one of a number of catalogues that we have set up for particular interests, such as Crime Fiction & True Crime, Collectable Paperbacks, Children's Literature etc.…
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