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1967, complete in three volumes, all first printings of the revised second edition. Black cloth with gilt spine titling, decoration to front boards in gold and orange (Fellowship of the Ring), gold and red (Two Towers), or gold and purple (Return of the King), the secondary color matching the color of the textblock topstains and the designs of their dust jackets. Cloth good+ or very good- with light shelf-wear and fading, light edgewear including gently bumped spine ends and fore-edge corners. The spines of Fellowship and Towers are cocked forward slightly; Return of the King is square. All three bindings sound. Dust jackets scuffed, edgeworn, slightly faded, and protected in Mylar; the jackets for Towers and Return of the King are about good, with chipping at spine ends and fore-edge corners, and a few small spots of staining to the front inner flap of Towers; the jacket for Fellowship is acceptable only, with a few scratches, a long closed tear across the spine extending half-way into the front panel, and larger chipping at spine ends and fore-edge corners, including loss to the publisher name at spine foot. Dust jackets are not price-clipped, with $6.00 cover prices at front inner flaps. Gift inscription penned to front paste down of Fellowship of the Ring; staining to upper fore-edge margin of the first two pages of The Two Towers (reflected from similar at DJ inner flap). Interiors else clean, texts bright and unmarked.

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.