**This book is unopened, still in the original plastic and will be mailed in the original box. The pictures of the inside are from another copy.** Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of generations of readers, young and old alike. In 2005, J.R.R. Tolkien's text was fully restored - with the co-operation of Christopher Tolkien - with almost 400 corrections and a fully revised and enlarged index. For the first time in its history, it is now presented together with the author's own paintings, drawings and illustrations, making this as close as possible to the version that J.R.R. Tolkien imagined as he wrote his way tO Mordor, and back again. This deluxe edition includes the complete text and has the following exclusive features: Definitive version of the text, printed in two colours on acid-free paper, with gilt edging and including a ribbon marker ◦ Illustrated with more than 30 full-colour paintings, drawings and illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien, all of which appear here for the very first time Features the original red and black maps drawn by Christopher Tolkien,including two appearing as large fold-out posters Appearing for the first time is a removable facsimile of the King's Letter that appears in the rejected epilogue to The Lord of the Rings, written in tengwar and sent by King Elessar to Sam, which is printed in black with silver foil Quarter-bound in red leather and black cloth with raised spine ribs, and stamped in two foils with the author's Ring device Housed in a custom-built slipcase bound in red cloth and stamped in gold foil, with circular die-cut revealing the Eye of Sauron

ISBN: 9780063274730