The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set: The Classic Bestselling Fantasy Novel

Great books, great covers, feel and look great quality.

Beautiful hardcover books, it really like them and they feel quality - Just a word of note for people purchasing. This does NOT contain the hobbit book as it contains the 3 LOTR books and a readers companion. Saying that, all the information from the hobbit you need for reading these books is told in the prologue so it is possible to read without.

This set is a wonderful collection for Tolkien fans, I own nearly all easily available editions of this collection other than original first editions and I can honestly say this is one of the best sets there is. The paper is of fine quality and the hardback of the book is of solid make. The dust jackets have beautiful original illustration's that give off a real vintage and classical look if the newer illustrated more elaborate editions are not your cup of tea. The print and font is pleasing to the eye and reading it is very comfortable. Together they look fantastic and sit snuggly in their collective box. At this price it is a steal for the quality of books you are getting so I highly recommend. One small concession I would point out is that Amazon or whoever is delivering these really could do with giving a little more care with transporting these, the box requires more protection on the inside as if handled improperly these items would most certainly get badly damaged, luckily mine arrived fine.

Best edition I’ve owned. The quality of the text editing, paper, print setting, and binding are all excellent. At last all the printers’ errors are gone. Includes all the appendices. I can see it getting very well thumbed.

All good!

So, how many different (anniversary) editions of `The Lord of the Rings` can you/should you put in your bookshelf? As far as I am concerned, never enough... with this having been said, how does this 60th anniversary edition do in comparison with other editions? To make things short: It is a nice but certainly not a great edition, especially if one considers the set`s official, (non Amazon), price. This doesn`t mean that you are getting an inferior product, absolutely not, but in comparison with other available editions in a similar price range, this 60th anniversary is, at least in my humble opinion, by quality not quite on the same level. But starting with the positive points: The set presents itself indeed nicely. It comes slipcased, with the three volumes the Lord of the Rings consists of (`The Fellowship of the Ring`/`The Two Towers`/`The Return of the King`) presented individually. In addition the set contains a fourth volume, a highly informative `Readers` Guide`. If you are one of those readers who enjoyed the appendices to the `Lord of the Ring` and feel you want to know more about the background of the LOTR, you will definitely want this 60th anniversary edition just for this extra volume. For the casual reader who is just interested in the story, this `Guide` with all its in-depth information might probably not be of too much interest. The reason why I am not too happy with this edition is the paper quality, which in comparison with the other LOTR editions in my collection, feels somehow cheap and might in a few years show so in form of yellowing pages. I am fully aware that to many readers of this review this might come over as small minded, but as a book collector and considering the price of this set I would have expected a little bit more quality. In conclusion: This 60th anniversary edition comes in a beautiful but not necessarily impressive design with an additional volume of valuable extra information, which would make purchasing this set worth it. The books' paper quality is o.k. but not as good as could be expected and if you are o.k. with this you will certainly be happy with this edition. For those willing to invest a little bit more money I would recommend considering to buy either the British deluxe 50th anniversary edition or - if you can still find it - the American 50th anniversary edition.

Beautiful

I own many editions of LOTR (I’m like that!) and this set has much to recommend it. What I love about this particular edition is that we have, for the first time, the LOTR as Tolkien originally intended it. It has Tolkien’s original cover designs for the first edition ( which George Allen and Unwin rejected on cost grounds), it incorporates the leaves from the Book of Mazabul (also originally rejected on cost grounds) it has red text in the map of the Shire and for the Ring Tengwar as Tolkien originally wished and, most importantly, the text is fully corrected so all the inconsistencies and errors which crept in over the years (and which infuriated Tolkien) are finally laid to rest. I much prefer these to the illustrated editions. Howe, Lee and Naismith are of course excellent visual interpreters of Tolkien’s world, but their illustrations are not Tolkien’s and who knows what he would have thought of them? Much has been said about these current editions being printed in China. I have the first prints which were printed in Italy but I had them bound by the Chelsea Bindery into one glorious volume. I wanted the original separate volumes again as well (as I said, I’m like that) so I acquired these later Chinese printed versions. I am not at all dissatisfied. Yes, the paper quality was marginally better on the editions printed in Italy (it was more off-white) , but not significantly so. The Chinese prints are still very nice, tightly bound, laying flat and on good quality paper. They are much nicer than the poor quality hardbacks usually put out by British publishers today. Some have reported problems with the covers but mine are fine and you can rely on Amazon’s replacement policy if you happen to get a poor set. The one difference is with the excellent Reader’s Companion by Hammond and Scull. This printing is much thicker than my original volume and not as attractive. I have kept my original printing of the Companion and given this one away. I have also discarded the slip case - I originally wanted the three books as separate volumes not in the slipcase with the Companion but this set was actually cheaper to buy.

Zu den Büchern an sich kann ich noch nicht viel sagen aber das Cover etc ist wunderschön:)

Simplesmente um box magnífico. Venho namorando esse box há bastante tempo apesar de já possuir a edição volume único ilustrada por Alan Lee que também é um deleite. Adquiri esse box por uma promoção relâmpago aqui da Amazon que apesar de ainda ter sido por um valor considerável, valeu cada centavo! O box em si veio em excelentes condições exceto por algumas manchas que acredito serem removíveis com um pano úmido de microfriba, alguns dos livros trazem vieram com leves dobras nas extremidades das lombadas, mas nenhum tipo de dano ou avaria que pareça ter sido ocasionado por queda ou dano severo. Por mais que detalhes assim sejam um pouco frustrantes pra quem é colecionador, de forma alguma são pertinentes, acredito que a maioria venha assim mesmo. Estou muito satisfeito com a compra e com a aquisição, meus parabéns a Amazon pelo cuidado e pela rapidez na entrega!

Was excited to buy this box set. But the box containing the books seems very fragile and delicate. Nothing I do could prevent it from tearing 😩

Mat bra paket till bra pris

This review is not so much about the story of The Lord of the Rings, I will let others do that. This is about the quality of the hardcover set and let me say straight up - this is an outstanding edition of The Lord of the Rings — easily one of the highest quality hardcover sets I’ve ever purchased. The books themselves are beautifully bound, with sturdy covers and elegant gold lettering along the spine. The covers have a premium feel, and the paper quality is exceptional — smooth, substantial, and a genuine pleasure to turn each page. The quality of the paper really elevates the reading experience and makes this amazing story even more enjoyable to read for the first time or revisit. This set also includes the Reader’s Companion which is is a real bonus. It offers insightful commentary and context for us fans. If you’re a collector of hardcovers, this set isn’t just one to display — it’s one to read and treasure.