The Fellowship of the Ring (1984)

The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien
1984 Easton Press Edition
Easton Press
Norwalk, Connecticut
ISBN: N/A
PBN: 0147 (The Lord of the Rings)
PBN: 0193 (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit & The Silmarillion)
Hardcover
iv, 428 pp.
Frontispiece by Michael Hague
Hammond Page Ref.: p. 141

Notes
Typeset as for the Houghton Mifflin 1967 Second Edition but with an added frontispiece by Michael Hague and map laid in (as opposed to tipped in).

1st Printing: 1984

Sold continuously since 1984 with each printing being virtually identical. Available new.

The runes on the front and back covers read: ‘STAND BY THE GREY STONE WHEN THE THRUSH KNOCKS DURIN’S DAY WILL SHINE UPON THE KEYHOLE, TH (Thrór)’. (The rune for the letter H in ‘when‘ is lacking its crossbars; this was corrected in 2009).

RRP: Sold in a set with The Two Towers, The Return of the King, The Hobbit (optionally) and (since 1999) The Silmarillion. Five volume set: $265 (2002); $370 (2016); $395 (by 2020).


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