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TOLKIEN, J[ohn] R[onald] R[euel]. The Lord of the Rings. Being The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. Second edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (ca. 1969). 8vos: volume 1: [iv] 423pp. Black cloth pictorially stamped in bronze and gold; top-edge stained orange. volume 2: 352pp. Black cloth pictorially stamped in red and gold; top-edge stained red. Volume 3: 440pp. Black cloth pictorially stamped in purple and gold; top-edge stained purple. Fold-out, two-color map in each volume as well as a 1-page map of the Shire in the first volume. Spine ends a tad rubbed, spine of volume two a tad soiled, else fine copies in original color dust jackets (spine ends and corners a tad rubbed, spine panels a bit sunned, 1" closed tear at head of spine on volume 3) and all three volumes housed in original slipcase (some slight edge wear). Second editions, being 4th, 3rd, and 3rd printings. A wonderful set of Tolkien's beloved epic with remarkably bright dust jackets!…