The Lord of the Rings: Three-Volume Boxed Set - J.R.R. Tolkien

Title: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

Publisher: Unwin Books

Format: Three mass market paperbacks in the original illustrated card slipcase

First published: 1954–1955

This edition: Unwin Books edition, 1974. Individual impression statements have not been photographed and are not confirmed.

ISBN: 0048231126, 0048231134, 0048231142

Category: Literature & Fiction

Condition: Second-hand. Complete three-volume set in the original illustrated card slipcase. The books show visible reading wear, rubbing, edge wear and creasing, with heavier wear and scuffing to the spines and corners. The slipcase is structurally intact but has substantial rubbing, edge wear, creasing and colour loss, particularly around the openings and corners. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

This distinctive 1974 Unwin Books set brings together all three volumes of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. Each volume features wraparound artwork by Tolkien, with the original green, blue and purple Unwin cover bands, housed in the matching illustrated slipcase.

A collectible vintage edition for Tolkien readers and collectors, particularly appealing for its uniform design, original publisher’s box and artwork by Tolkien himself. The set has clear signs of age and use but remains complete and visually striking.

About the Author: J.R.R. Tolkien was an English writer, philologist and Oxford academic whose Middle-earth writings transformed modern fantasy literature. His major works include The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.