The Lord of The Rings. The De Luxe Edition. London: Allen & Co., 1974. First Edition, Third Impression. Publisher’s black cloth with pictorial design by Tolkien in gold and silver (depicting the Numenorean Throne with ‘Elendil’ in Tengwar) to upper cover. Title lettered in gilt to spine. a nice bright copy. Housed publisher’s original slip case.

With colour folded maps bound into the text.

The “De Luxe Edition” published by George Allen & Unwin (first issued in 1969) is a landmark collectible. It was the first time Tolkien’s trilogy was issued in a single volume, printed on ultra-thin India paper, and presented in a luxurious format designed for serious readers and collectors.

Nice gift edition.