This slipcased set would make an excellent gift or addition for the Tolkien collector shelves. In our opinion these Alan Lee illustrated centenary editions are the most attractive versions of the illustrated Tolkien novels, and certainly easier to read than the more commonly available single volume edition. This set is a fantastic edition for any collector, these UK HarperCollins volumes are superbly printed and bound. This set of three books is that edition reset in three volumes.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS EDITIONS FULL
The Lord of the Rings Illustrated edition was originally issued in 1991 to commemorate the centenary of Tolkien's birth as a single volume, with 50 full color plates by Alan Lee throughout. A really excellent example of this limited edition collectible slipcased set. Items maybe sent by courier to some locations due to the total weight. Please contact bookseller for exact price. If you require any further images of this lovely set of books do not hesitate to contact us Please note : this set is very heavy (5200g) all overseas purchasers will be charged additional shipping. Note we do not use stock images, the set pictured is the book described. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover.
Overall a lovely fine, beautifully produced and very uncommon slipcased box set of books. Other than that the slipcase is lovely perhaps one of the best we have seen. There is a pressure mark to the right hand (forest scene) panel. The Slipcase is close to fine with less than the expected handling / shelf wear to the panels, the lower panel has a white security sticker attached (which we would not recommend removing). The book jackets also grade fine, pristine and mint. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Slipcased set of three hardback books which are tight clean and square. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Celebrated Tolkien illustrator Alan Lee, a conceptual designer for the blockbuster films based on 'The Lord of the Rings, ' contributes 50 beautiful full-page, full-color paintings to this elegant three-volume edition. The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard, the hobbits Merry, Pippin and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo dissapeared bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron' s power spread far and wide. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth still it remained lost to him. Three-volume boxed set edition lavishly illustrated in full color by Alan Lee One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others.
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