The Lord of the Rings. 3 Volumes; The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King
by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 2001. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ingahild Grathmer, Eric Fraser. 2001 Folio Society first edition, Sixth Printing. Size octavo, 8.75" tall, 459, 372, 487 pages. Green hard covers with elaborate heavy gilt design over both covers and the spine, designed by Francis Mosley. Vignette within a circle to each of the front covers. Green end-papers printed with maps in darker green ink. Burgundy slipcase with large gilt title and border of runes along the top and bottom edges on one of the larger sides of the slipcase. The slipcase is in near fine condition with one of the outer corners bumped, otherwise fine. The books are all in fine condition, very clean inside and out, all volumes. With illustrations by Ingahild Grathmer, drawn by Eric Fraser.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lazarus Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017818
- Title
- The Lord of the Rings. 3 Volumes; The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King
- Author
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Illustrator
- Ingahild Grathmer, Eric Fraser
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 5th or later Printing
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 1318
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- FICTION FANTASY MIDDLE EARTH HOBBITS BAGGINS ONE RING THIRD AGE FIRST AGE SECOND AGE WAR OF THE RING SAURON
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Lazarus Books Limited
Biblio member since 2007
Blackpool, Lancashire
About Lazarus Books Limited
We are a small family business located in Blackpool, England. We stock a varied range of Antiquarian and Collectable Books; Antiquarian Holy Bibles, Fine Bindings, Literature, Poetry, Military, Travel, First Editions, Illustrated, Childrens', Signed Books and more.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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