Further Details on THE LORD OF THE RINGS 70th Anniversary Limited Edition

 




More details have come through for the upcoming Lord of the Rings 70th Anniversary Limited Edition. Info follows below:

"Since it was first published seventy years ago, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, this work of sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young and old alike. No edition has proved more popular than the Centenary edition illustrated by award-winning artist, Alan Lee.

Now, for the first time since its publication in 1992, it has been revised and expanded with new paintings and illustrations, and is presented in a stunning three-volume boxed edition, numbered and signed by the artist and with many unique and exclusive features.


This very special three-volume edition of The Lord of the Rings has been printed by Graphicom S.p.A. in Vicenza, Italy, on Munken Lynx paper with silver gilt edges, and bound by them in cloth-covered boards blocked in silver foil and featuring inset full-colour labels depicting specially commissioned paintings by Alan Lee. The books are secured within individual, fully-lined drawers and housed in a cloth-bound archival quality clamshell box. An exclusive separate art print is presented in a folder of Sirio paper blocked in silver foil with a device illustrating the White Tree of Gondor. Three additional art prints, together with two foldout maps of Middle-earth by Christopher Tolkien, are included inside the books. The box has an illustrated lining depicting a painting of Lothlórien, which is unique to this set, and is blocked in silver foil with an inset label featuring a detail from this stunning new illustration."

ISBN: 9780008700218 

The link follows below. If you want one, best of luck! 

https://harpercollins.co.uk/pages/lord-of-the-rings-clamshell-boxset?utm_source=AWIN&utm_medium=986691&utm_campaign=TolkienGuide&aw_affid=986691&awc=24652_1757944396_2ccdeba29a96bbbb962f5bab2cba981f

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