J.R.R. Tolkien – The Lord of the Rings – Collector’s Edition – Houghton Mifflin

One-Volume Hardcover – Decorative Binding – Corrected Text

A handsome Collector’s Edition of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, published by Houghton Mifflin Company in Boston. This is the one-volume hardcover issue, bound in the publisher’s decorative leatherette-style binding with gilt and coloured tooling inspired by Tolkien’s own designs.

This edition incorporates the fully corrected and revised text, as explicitly stated in the book: the text “incorporates all corrections and revisions intended by its author” and constitutes an authoritative edition of The Lord of the Rings, uniform with the corrected text published in Great Britain by Allen & Unwin.

The copyright page confirms this copy as the Collector’s Edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company, and bearing the ISBN 0-395-19395-8. The printing number line indicates this to be the 13th printing of this edition, issued circa the late 1980s. The book was printed in the United States of America.

The volume is presented in a single thick octavo format, with clean, well-laid text and generous margins, making it both a practical reading copy and an attractive collector’s piece. Unlike later editions, this is not a film tie-in and contains no movie imagery.

Condition

The book is in Very Fine to Near Fine condition. The binding is solid and square, the decorative boards are clean and bright, and the pages are fresh and unmarked. A small original price sticker is present on the rear board, as shown.

A substantial and visually appealing Collector’s Edition of Tolkien’s masterpiece, combining authoritative text with decorative craftsmanship.

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