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Three fabulous hardback books, all in red cloth, nice gilt titles on the spine, complete with their beautiful dust jackets, not price clipped. All three books are in super condition, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. First published in 1954, these three books are the second revised editions published in 1966. Printed in Great Britain in 11 on 12-point Imprint type by Jarrold & Sons Ltd, Norwich. 1. The Fellowship of Rings has 423 pages, includes pull-out map at the rear of the book, also last blank page has small tear to edge of paper. 2. The Two Towers has 352 pages, includes pull-out map at the rear of the book. 3. The Return of the King has 540 pages, includes pull-out map at the rear of the book. All pages in all three books are intact, and all text, illustrations and maps are in really good clean, readable order. The Lord of the Rings is not a book to be described in a few sentences. It is an heroic romance, something which has scarcely been attempted on this scale since Spenser's Faerie Queene, so one can't praise the book with comparisons, there is nothing to compare it with. What can I say then? continues Richard Hughes, for width of imagination it almost beggars parallel, and it is nearly as remarkable for its vividness and for the narrative skill which carries the reader on, enthralled, for page after page. By an extraordinary feat of the imagination Mr Tolkien has created, and maintains in every detail, a new mythology in an invented world. As for the story itself, it is really super science fiction, declared Naomi Mitchison after reading the first part, The Fellowship of the Ring, but it is timeless and will go on and on. A brilliant set of three magnificent books that would grace any stylish library and is an investment into incredible literary storytelling at its finest.

Book One: The Fellowship of the Ring The story begins in the Shire, a peaceful region where Frodo Baggins inherits a mysterious ring from his uncle, Bilbo. Gandalf the wizard discovers the ring is the One Ring, forged by the dark lord Sauron to dominate Middle-earth. Frodo is tasked with taking the ring to Rivendell, where a council forms the Fellowship: Frodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, Sam, Merry, and Pippin. Together, they set out to destroy the ring in Mount Doom, the only place it can be unmade. Their journey is fraught with peril, and the Fellowship eventually splinters when Boromir succumbs to the ring's temptation, and Frodo decides to continue the quest with Sam. Book Two: The Two Towers The narrative follows two main threads. Frodo and Sam traverse the dangerous lands toward Mordor, guided by Gollum, a former ring-bearer corrupted by the ring's power. Meanwhile, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli pursue the orcs who have kidnapped Merry and Pippin. The hobbits escape and find themselves in the ancient forest of Fangorn, where they encounter Treebeard the Ent. Gandalf, reborn as Gandalf the White, reunites with the group. The novel climaxes with battles at Helm's Deep and Isengard, and Frodo's capture by orcs after being betrayed by Gollum. Book Three: The Return of the King Aragorn claims his destiny as the true king of Gondor, leading forces against Sauron's armies. Frodo and Sam, enduring immense hardship, infiltrate Mordor and destroy the ring, aided unwittingly by Gollum. Sauron’s power collapses, peace returns, and Aragorn is crowned. Frodo, burdened by his trauma, sails to the Undying Lands with Bilbo, Gandalf, and the elves, leaving Sam to carry on in the Shire.