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423; 352; 440pp. Octavo [23.5cm]. Bound in black cloth. Each volume has the title stamped in gilt on the backstrip, along with "ring and eye" imagery stamped on the front board in gilt and metallic hues (in line with each title's color scheme), and a matching topstain. The spine of volume 3 is mildly rolled, and each textblock is a hair dropped. In vibrant dust jackets, with subtly toned spines. The creases are sporadically very lightly rubbed. The dust jacket of "The Retun of the King" has one small loss to the head of spine. Additionally, each volume features a large tipped-in unfolding map of Middle Earth. All maps are in Fine condition. Slipcase is a bit bumped and rubbed, and there is a small notation on the paper title label. This colorful edition of Tolkien's beloved fantasy series--known as the "revised" edition--was the last US LOTR to be personally edited by J.R.R. Tolkien. From the jacket- "In response to widespread interest and enthusiasm evoked by The Lord of the Rings, Professor Tolkien has prepared this second edition, making a number of emendations in the text and providing a new foreword, new appendices and an index." The aesthetic of the set is eye-catching, unique and distinctive of the era. Published well into the 1970s, this edition saw over a dozen print runs (including multiple book club editions). However, such a beautifully preserved set composed of three first printings (and the original slipcase) is quite uncommon. A collection highlight for any Tolkien enthusiast!.

The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J.R.R. Tolkien. It is followed by The Two Towers and The Return of the King. The story begins with the discovery of the One Ring, which had been lost for centuries, and follows a group of heroes who set out on a quest to destroy it and prevent the dark lord Sauron from fulfilling his malevolent designs.