MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY FAN OF TOLKIEN / THE LORD OF THE RINGS / FANTASY

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DESCRIPTION:  This the Folio Society’s Version LONG OUT OF PRINT 1/4 LEATHER BOUND / BUCKRAM 1977 THE LORD OF THE RINGS set by J.R.R. Tolkien.  THIS IS THE SCARCE 1977 FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS, and THE RETURN OF THE KING WITH  GORGEOUS ILLUSTRATED BOARDS and ILLUSTRATIONS.  IT IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY-PRIZED SETS OF TOLKIEN’S MASTERPIECE.  🍍 NOT INCLUDED… 😃 

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ABOUT THE BOOKS:  The Fellowship of the Ring is the first volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS
 
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.

In The Two Towers, Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They lost the wizard Gandalf in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs.

Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin—alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

Finally, in The Return of the King,  the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and takes part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents. Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam has left his master for dead after a battle with the giant spider, Shelob; but Frodo is still alive—now in the foul hands of the Orcs. And all the while the armies of the Dark Lord are massing as the One Ring draws ever nearer to the Cracks of Doom. 

CONDITION:  BOOKS are in AMAZING condition for their age (45 YEARS OLD) with only a few rubs and age spotting to the spine.  Everything else is near perfect.   SLIPCASE has some minor wear to the edges from shelfwear and the normal age spots in the interior (SEE PICS FOR MORE DETAILS).  THERE ARE NO ATTACHED BOOKPLATES, WRITING FROM PREVIOUS OWNERSHIP.   It is a SPECTACULAR SET.

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