The Lord of the Rings – 4 Volume Boxed Set with A Reader’s Companion (HarperCollins, 2005).

The highly sought-after 50th Anniversary-style paperback boxed set, including the essential Reader’s Companion.

A particularly desirable four-volume HarperCollins boxed set, issued in 2005 alongside the 50th Anniversary editions of The Lord of the Rings, and including the indispensable scholarly companion volume by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull.

Contents
– The Fellowship of the Ring
– The Two Towers
– The Return of the King
– The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion

This set represents one of the most complete and usable reading editions of Tolkien’s masterpiece ever issued, combining the corrected anniversary text with a detailed, chapter-by-chapter reference guide.

The Reader’s Companion is widely regarded as one of the most important modern reference works on Tolkien, offering extensive notes, textual insights, linguistic commentary, and background drawn from Tolkien’s letters and manuscripts.

Unlike standard boxed sets, this edition was produced in a more limited window and is increasingly difficult to find complete with all four volumes and slipcase intact.

Condition
A clean and well-preserved set. The slipcase shows light handling and minor marking, but remains structurally sound and attractive. The books themselves are in very good condition overall, with clean pages and tight bindings.

Bibliographic details
– Publisher: HarperCollins, London
– Publication date: 2005
– Format: 4-volume paperback boxed set
– ISBN: 0007203632

A highly collectible and practical Tolkien set — equally suited for serious readers, collectors, and scholars. Increasingly sought after due to its combination of the core text with the authoritative companion volume.

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