The Lord of The Rings. The De Luxe Edition. London: Allen & Co., 1969. First Edition Thus. 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. Housed in the original slip case. A fine copy.

With colour folded maps in text. This De Luxe Edition is printed on India Paper, allowing the trilogy to be produced in one volume. 

Nice gift edition.