The Lord of the Rings

1980, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King

Author

J R R Tolkien

Publisher

George Allen & Unwin, London, 1980

Printing Details

Reprint (later printings of the second edition). Hardbacks in dustwrapper. V1: 423pp. V2: 352pp. V3: 440pp. All with maps to rear.

Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power – the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring – the ring that rules them all – which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.

Condition

A good, solid set. The dustwrappers are in good order and have not been clipped (but with publisher's price sticker). The maps are in good order. The inner binding is secure and the main body of text is clean. All three books do have foxing and tanning to the fore-edge (the outer edge) but all three remain in strong readable condition.

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