Hard Cover
1978 · Boston
by Tolkien, J.R.R
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1978. Second Edition, Revised. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x6x1. Quackenbush, Robert. 1978 reissue of revised second edition originally released in 1965. Embossed owner stamp on front endpaper of each volume, jacket spines slightly faded, light wear to slipcase with minor soiling to top edge and light rubbing to bottom edge. Complete in three volumes with publisher's slipcase. 423; 352; 440 pp. 8vo. 9 x 6. The fold-out maps included after the text of each volume make this a desirable edition of Tolkien's masterwork. Each jacket bears the familiar emblem of the One Ring and Sauron's eye surrounded by elven runic writing on the front panel and the spine, with a separate color for each volume which matches the top-stain color of each. Robert Quackenbush jacket art.
(Inventory #: 2347227)