Description: This limited edition set of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, comprising “The Fellowship of the Ring,” “The Two Towers,” and “The Return of the King,” and signed by the celebrated illustrator Alan Lee, has been kept unopened in its original packaging as received from the Folio Society, and has only been removed once for the accompanying photos to be taken. It has been repacked exactly as before (see last two images) ready for dispatch. The following details are taken from the Folio Society website page devoted to the trilogy: “• Limited to 1,000 sets numbered and signed by Alan Lee (this set is #964)• Quarter-bound in leather with cloth sides blocked in silver and inset with illustration labels • Circular limitation tip printed letterpress on Tintoretto paper hand tipped within a gold border • Set in Dante with Testament as display • 1,504 pages in total over three volumes printed on Munken Pure paper • Printed in black and burgundy throughout • 53 color illustrations in total printed on Veltique paper tipped within printed borders • 57 illustrated chapter openers • Endpapers printed with a design by the artist • Also included is a Note on the Text by Douglas A. Anderson, a Note on the Revised Text by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, Tolkien’s Foreword to the Second Edition and Prologue, as well as Appendices and Indexes.• Silver page tops • Burgundy satin ribbon markers • Two maps printed together in black and red and enclosed in a case covered in blocked cloth • Hand-made cloth-covered slipcase blocked in silver and gunmetal with printed illustration inside • Book size 12˝ × 7¾˝ • Separate print presented in a folder of Pergamenata paper.”
Price: 4625 USD
Location: San Pedro, California
End Time: 2024-11-09T22:50:05.000Z
Shipping Cost: 21.88 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Signed By: Alan Lee
Book Title: Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Book Series: The Lord of the Rings
Original Language: English
Item Length: 19 in
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Box Set
Language: English
Item Height: 13 in
Personalized: No
Topic: Books, Collectibles, Art, Folio Society
Unit Quantity: 1
Item Width: 15 in
Signed: Yes
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Fiction
Publisher: The Folio Society
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: Limited Edition
Publication Year: 2022
Illustrator: Alan Lee
Era: 1950s
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Genre: Fantasy
Item Weight: 23 lb 8 oz
Number of Pages: 1504