The Lord of the Rings — 2021 Illustrated De Luxe Edition, Sealed in Original Box and Slipcase

Tolkien’s Own Illustrations in the 2021 De Luxe Edition

The Lord of the Rings. HarperCollins, London, 2021. Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien. ISBN 978-0-00-847129-3.

This illustrated de luxe edition presents the complete one-volume text alongside Tolkien’s own paintings, drawings and maps. The publisher describes more than thirty colour illustrations, red-and-black printing, gilt page edges, a ribbon marker, facsimile pages from the Book of Mazarbul, and two large folding maps. The volume is quarter-bound in red leather and black cloth, with a red cloth slipcase stamped in gold and cut to reveal the Eye of Sauron device.

This copy retains the map-printed publisher’s outer box as well as the red slipcase. The photographs first show every side of the outer box, then the slipcased volume and its publisher’s rear panel. Both the box and the slipcased book form part of this offering.

Condition

The book and slipcase remain sealed in their clear wrapping. The red case and visible spine present brightly. There are light creases and reflections in the wrap, while the outer box shows minor handling at its edges. Because the seal has not been broken, the internal number line, maps and pages have not been inspected; the individual printing cannot be independently confirmed from these photographs.

A complete, unopened example with both the original map-printed outer box and the red publisher’s slipcase.

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