Four-volume boxed-set edition of The Lord of the Rings in hardback featuring Tolkien's original unused dust-jacket designs together with fourth hardback volume The Lord of the Rings A Reader's Companion
Includes:: special features & the definitive edition of the text Since it was first published in 1954 The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured Steeped in unrivalled magic & otherworldliness its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young & old alike with one hundred & fifty million copies of its many editions sold around the world In 2005 Tolkien's text was fully restored
- with the full co-operation of Christopher Tolkien
- with almost 400 corrections the original red & black maps as fold-out sheets a fully revised & enlarged index & for the first time a special plate section containing the pages from the Book of Mazarbul making this set as close as possible to the version that JRR Tolkien intended This Diamond Anniversary reissue of the prized boxed set marks 60 years since the first publication of The Fellowship of the Ring These hardback editions feature Tolkien's original unused dust-jacket designs from the 1950s reworked for this edition & some additional text corrections The four-volume boxed set
Includes:: The Lord of the Rings A Reader's Companion a unique annotated guide to the text fully updated since its first publication in 2005 & is a book which will enhance the reader's enjoyment & understanding of one of the most influential books of the 20th century