The Lord of the Rings. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1968. First Paperback Edition. Handsomely bound in full red morocco boards, gilt fillet boarder to upper & lower covers, spine with raised bands, title lettered in gilt to second & fourth compartment with gilt lozenges to others. A fine bright copy.

The complete trilogy, first published in this format in one volume 1968.

Tolkien’s trilogy in one volume featuring Pauline Baynes distinctive cover artwork, originally designed for the 1963 deluxe slipcased edition.

This paperback edition introduced The Lord of the Rings to a wider audience in a more accessible format, and became widely known as the version carried by students during the late 1960s.

A beautiful gift edition