The Lord of the Rings: The Complete Set

Houghton Mifflin, 1966. Cloth. Fine/Good. Three volumes, black cloth with illustrated fronts, with Dust Jackets (beneath mylar) designed by Robert Quackenbush. Part I: The Fellowship of the Rings. (2d, Revised) New Foreword by author. Black cloth, ornate bright orange illustration embossed and set in front--the Eye of Sauron? 423 pages plus large, fold-out map on heavier paper, gilt fine on spine. DJ is heavy paper in orange, black and green. DJ has very slight wear to places along both bookfold edges, tip to tip, very tiny tear at bottom front edge at middle, five very tiny nicks with slight wear at spine top edge, two tiny tears along front spine indentation nearer middle, spine very slightly faded, tiny but whide tear at spine bottom right edge, light wear on long spine left edge near middle, Near Good DJ/Fine book. Second Part: The Two Towers. (2d, revised) Black cloth same illustration set in top front, but red rather than orange, with some gilt, gilt near fine on spine, 352 pages with large fold-out map at end, bookplate in (all three) first front end paper. DJ heavy paper in orange, black and green. DJ has very slight wear to tips, light wear and micronick along bottom front edge, microtear and tiny but wide tear at spine top left and right edge, light wear between, slight wear at spine bottom edge, microtear to bottom back edge, light wear along both front bookfolds. Near Good DJ/Fine book. Third Part: The Return of the King. (2d ptg.) Black cloth, illustration set in bright shiny purple with some gilt, gilt fine on spine, 440 pages and fold-out map, tiny worn spot at top edges at top edges of pp. 436 to final end paper--no text affected, very tiny thread near middle of front spine middle indentation--publisher's defect. DJ black, purple with yellow lettering. DJ has very slight surface wear to tips, tiny tear at bottom of front bookfold, light wear at top and bottom front edge, very slight wear at spine edges. Good+ DJs/Fine books.