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The Lord of the Rings (Boxed Set)
by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, [1969]. Houghton Mifflin for book club. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. COMPLETE SET IN SLIPCASE. The box can be identified as book club by "0456" near the bottom of the label. The books can be identified as such by the lack of a price on the dust jackets. This book club set is not of inferior quality. It appears to be made from the Allen & Unwin 1966 type set. The books have black cloth boards with eye device on the front covers. Text in gilt on the spine. <br><br>Fellowship of the Ring: 423 pp. Map in back. Second edition, 4th printing. Orange dust wrapper with text inside a border of runes.<br><br>The Two Towers. 352 pp. Map in back. Second edition, 3rd printing. Dark red dust wrapper with text inside a border of runes.<br><br>The Return of the King. 440 pp. Indexed. Map in back. Second edition, 3rd printing. Purple dust wrapper with text inside a border of runes.<br><br>Condition is marvelous. No writing or ownership marks in any of the books. Books are fine. Dust wrappers are near fine with some wear at the head and heels of the spine. The sturdy box is near fine with very little wear. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & the Inklings. Full refund if not satisfied.
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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Reviews
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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Details
- Seller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 071838
- Title
- The Lord of the Rings (Boxed Set)
- Author
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Houghton Mifflin for book club
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- [1969]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Middle Earth, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien, JRR Tolkien, fantasy, epic, The Inklings
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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