A collection of narratives spanning the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

Compared to the previous box set from Harper Collins (LOTR in three volumes + LOTR Readers Companion) the paper is twice as thick and very good quality. Dieses Buch ist wohl eine der schönsten und best-verarbeiteten Editionen des Herrn der Ringe die momentan auf dem Markt verfügbar ist. R. Tolkien, the reclusive, pipe-smoking Oxford don, was in the vanguard, and so great was his achievement that his name became virtually synonymous with the literature of fantasy.Set in the richly crafted world of Middle-earth, it weaves a tale of heroism, friendship, and the battle between good and evil.

The cover underneath the jacket is very attractive, using Tolkien's own designs, the central emblem of which peeps out through a hole in the dust jacket.Adrian Harrington began trading in 1971, as part of Harrington Brothers in the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's fashionable King's Road.

But it certainly doesn't take away from the charm and the start of what is later going to be one of the greatest worlds made in fiction. For further information about your statutory rights, contact your local authority Trading Standards department or consumer advice centre (for example the Citizen's Advice Bureau if you are in the UK).The unjacketed book features illustrated boards and includes a silk ribbon marker, and is housed in a special transparent slipcase; together with Alan's beautiful paintings, this new presentation of this landmark work provides the reader with the ultimate edition with which to celebrate the 60th anniversary of its first publication. Now, the new hardback editions of these beautifully illustrated works have been collected together into one boxed set of four books.