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Together 5 vols., 8vo., with frontispieces and illustrations in the text, the first two works with front and rear endpaper maps, the third work with large folding map at end; hand-woven indian silk sides, moroccan wassa goatskin backs lettered in gilt, gilt tops, silk ribbons, all volumes housed in three separate custom-made Moroccan wassa goatskin slip-cases with scalloped edges and elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt, the whole extended set (books and slip-cases) in fine state. EDITION LIMITED TO 1750 NUMBERED EXTENDED SETS (THIS SET No. 861). The extended set comprises 'The Hobbit' (seventh printing thus, 2002); 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (seventh printing thus, 2002); 'The Two Towers' (sixth printing thus, 2001); 'The Return of the King' (seventh printing thus, 2002); 'The Silmarillion' (fourth printing thus, 2003). ' The Silmarillion' is edited by Christopher Tolkien. 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy is illustrated by Ingahild Grathmer drawn by Eric Fraser, 'The Hobbit' by Eric Fraser and 'The Silmarillion' by Francis Mosley. Calligraphy for all volumes is by John Andrew and the bindings are by Smith Settle of Otley. ORIGINAL SUBSCRIBER'S EXTENDED SETS (ALL FIVE VOLUMES WITH MATCHING ISSUE NUMBERS) ARE MOST UNCOMMON.