The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
2012 Del Rey (Film Tie-In) Edition
Del Rey / Ballantine Books
New York
ISBN-10: 0345538374
ISBN-13: 9780345538376
Mass market paperbacks; issued in a slipcase
Slipcase illustrations from the Jackson films
Tolkien Collector Ref.: Issue no. 33, p. 10
Notes
Published October, 2012. The editions contained in this set vary:
Variant 1 (2012)
The Hobbit – 1st Printing (2012 Edition)
The Fellowship of the Ring – 150th Printing (2012 Edition)
The Two Towers – 144th Printing (2012 Edition)
The Return of the King – 144th Printing (2012 Edition)
Variant 2 (2013)*
The Hobbit – 3rd Printing (2013 Edition)
The Fellowship of the Ring – 149th Printing (2012 Edition)
The Two Towers – 143rd Printing (2012 Edition)
The Return of the King – 143rd Printing (2012 Edition)
Variant 3 (2014)
The Hobbit – 4th Printing (2014 Edition)
The Fellowship of the Ring – 154th Printing (2012 Edition)
The Two Towers – 146th Printing (2012 Edition)
The Return of the King – 143rd Printing (2012 Edition)
Variant 4 (2018)
The Hobbit – 12th Printing (2014 Edition)
The Fellowship of the Ring – 163rd Printing (2018 Edition)
The Two Towers – 152nd Printing** (2018 Edition)
The Return of the King – 152nd Printing (2018 Edition)
Copies of a variety of printings (2012-present) were issued in this slipcase. The slipcases used for each variant are identical. Variant 4 is available new.
RRP: $35.96.
*It is unusual that some earlier printings were used for Variants 2 and 3 as compared with Variant 1.
**Variant 4 has also been seen for sale with a 2012 Del Rey (Film Tie-In) Edition, 151st Printing of The Two Towers.
