The Lord of the Rings. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1968. First Paperback Edition. Handsomely bound in half leather over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, title label lettered in gilt to second. Small mark to title page and light staining to fore-edge; otherwise a nice bright copy.

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

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