Return of the king and two towers7/26/2023 His work continues to inspire new generations of fantasy readers and watchers, and his books show no sign of dropping in people's estimations and continuing to climb in value. A note about this edition: The value of the later printings in first edition format have steadily risen over the last decade as the contribution of Tolkien to culture and the scale of his achievement has been recognised. This is a collectable clean copy of the 1st ed format in original unclipped wrappers. In all, these books present very well indeed. Internally, these lovely volumes are all very clean. There is also some minor darker marking to the wrappers, and a short closed tear (2.5cm) to The Fellowship of the Ring front panel. All wrapper shave some yellowing and sunning / yellowing to spines, as per pictures, with The Return of the King having more yellowing across the front panel and with a delicate joint on the wrapper showing signs of starting to separate, but stabilised in a removable plastic sleeve. The classic grey dustwrappers are sharp and not price clipped, each showing a 25s price. The maps are extremely clean and bright, again with no sign of handling. The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King) (3 vols in Sleeve) by Tolkien, J.R.R. They are sharp cornered, have extremely bright clean gilt, do not have inscriptions and are good solid bindings. This is a lovely set of the highly sought-after fantasy classic in the first edition format, including the iconic "eye in the ring" motif. The film version of The Return of the King contains major scenes from the middle of Tolkien's The Two Towers, such as the attack by Shelob and the palantr subplot, as Jackson realigned events of the film to fit the timeline from the book's Appendices, rather than the interlaced order of the main narrative.
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