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The Lord of the Rings — 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, American First Printing, in Original Slipcase
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The first printing of the American fiftieth-anniversary deluxe Lord of the Rings, in its original decorated near-black binding and matching publisher’s slipcase, with gilt edges, red endpapers and ribbon marker.

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The Lord of the Rings — 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, American First Printing, in Original Slipcase


The Fiftieth-Anniversary Deluxe Lord of the Rings



J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. Houghton Mifflin, Boston and New York. The one-volume fiftieth-anniversary deluxe edition, first issued in 2004. ISBN 0-618-51765-0.

First American printing, with the full RRD number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. The American edition was published on 21 October 2004 to mark fifty years since the original U.S. publication of The Fellowship of the Ring.

The complete story is brought together with the appendices and index in a substantial single volume. The anniversary edition introduced a reset and extensively corrected text, prepared with access to Tolkien’s manuscripts and annotated copies, together with a new anniversary note by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull. Its distinctive supplementary features include Tolkien’s facsimile pages from the Book of Mazarbul, additional Hobbit family trees and Christopher Tolkien’s maps.

Original Binding and Publisher’s Slipcase



The original near-black textured binding has gilt and copper-coloured foil decoration: the Eye and Ring design on the front, Tolkien’s signature reproduced on the rear, and title and author’s name on the spine. All page edges are gilt, with red endpapers and a red ribbon marker.

The original matching slipcase carries a cream title label on one side and Tolkien’s drawing of Minas Morgul on the other. The book is shown both inside and outside the case.

This edition includes two full-size, two-colour fold-out maps and a bound-in colour section reproducing Tolkien’s leaves from the Book of Mazarbul.

Condition



A clean, attractive copy in near-fine condition. The gilt edges remain bright and the decoration is well preserved. The photographed preliminary and text pages are clean, with no ownership inscription visible. There are light signs of handling at the case edges and opening.

The photographs include the binding, red endpapers, title page and full copyright number line. No outer shrink-wrap or publisher’s information band is present.

Bibliographical Reference



The Tolkien Collector, no. 27, p. 14.

An attractive first printing of the American anniversary deluxe edition, with gilt edges and its original publisher’s slipcase.

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