J.R.R. TOLKIEN, The LORD of the RINGS, 2nd Ed., 1965, SLIPCASE, SET, 3 vols., DJ

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings. 2nd ed. 3 vols. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1965.
Offered for sale is a handsome vintage copy, complete in three volumes, ofThe Lord of the Rings--in its second edition, from Houghton Mifflin, the sixteenth printing, dated 1965, but manufactured some years later, in (I would guess) the late 1970s.
The slipcase remains sturdy, though it has suffered some cosmetic damage--and the paper covering one side is a bit puckered.
All three volumes retain their jackets, though these are chipped (and bear a few small, closed tears).
The cloth is fairly clean and in good repair--as are the spine titles and the foil ornaments (which remain exuberant andluminous) at the front boards. The bindings and hinges are very firm. All three vols. retain the foldout maps. The leaves, which are bright and pliant, are free of underscores, annotations, etc.
This is a very appealing set--it would, I believe, make an excellent gift for a person encountering Tolkien\'s work for the first time. These copies were manufactured with sewn signatures, and they will (if handled with care) endure for a hundred years.
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