J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings in box with photograph by John Wyatt.
Released in 1979 by Uwnin Paperbacks.
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, includes The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
The Fellowship of the Ring is the 3rd edition 1st impression 1979, Unwin paperback.
The Two Towers is the 3rd edition 2nd impression 1979, Unwin paperback.
The Return of the King is the 3rd edition 1st impression 1979, Unwin paperback.
ISBN's 0 04 823155 X, 0 04 823156 8 and 0 04 823157 6. Paperbacks. Issued in a paper box under the title Tolkien The Lord of the Rings.
Covers with Ring & Eye design by J.R.R. Tolkien. Box photograph by John Wyatt, with ISBN 0 04 823168 1.
Hammond Page Ref.: pp.155-156.
In
The Fellowship of the Ring, the map showing A Part of The Shire appears on page 38.
In
The Fellowship of the Ring,
The Two Towers and
The Return of the King, the 1954 version of the map of
The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age appears spread over the final pages.
In
The Return of the King, the
Map of Gondor, Rohan and Mordorappears on pages 12-13.
These paperback books are used and read condition. The books show rubbing, bumps and the usual reading damages.
The slipcase is in used condition, with a lot of rubbing, bumps, color loss and has seen better days. Some tears and parts to close the box are loose.
Some previous owner name on inner flap of the box and 1979 xmas gift note in The Fellowship of the Ring on inside of the front cover.
An unusual and very hard to find set, in the original publishers box.
A nice set of Unwin paperbacks of The lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, with the scarce photograph of Tolkien by John Wyatt.
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