TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY; finely bound in full morocco by the harcourt bindery
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1962.
* Custom Clamshell Boxes are hand made by the Harcourt Bindery upon request and take approximately 60 days to complete
Complete set of each title of the The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes bound in full crushed levant scarlet morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt signature to the front panel, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt scrolled inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, folding map at rear of each volume. The Fellowship of the Ring is a twelfth impression 1962 (first published in July 1954); The Two Towers and The Return of the King are ninth impressions (1962). In fine condition. An exceptional example.
The Lord of the Rings began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's fantasy novel The Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1949, much of it during World War II in letters from Tolkien to his son, "and finally, having polished it to his own satisfaction, published it as a trilogy from 1954 to 1955, a volume at a time, impatiently awaited by a growing audience. It is considered one of this century’s lasting contributions to that borderland of literature between youth and age. It seems destined to become this century’s contribution to that select list of books which continue through the ages to be read by children and adults with almost equal pleasure." (Eyre, 134-35). It has went on to become the third best selling novel of all-time with 150 million copies sold.
The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
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