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It is NOT a travel addition. The book is HUGE and Heavy, but illustrations are the Best and the text is reasonable size. I just couldn't imagine my 6-grader reading Mass Market paperback addition - tiny test with not a single picture; perfect for travel. This book is something to put on a shelf for years. I purchased it for my son when he finished reading Hobbit. I wish I could get exactly the same, but in three more reasonable size books, but well....
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Wonderful book....this is a book which is complete , all 3 books combined. It's large, easy to read, beautifully drawn illustrations. I had one similar years ago, but it dissappeared. I have read it a dozen times, and am thrilled to have a new book. It's the kind of book very difficult to put down. A vacation 4 the mind....wonderful !!! I highly recommend it....especially as one book, the separate ones always get mislaid. Thank you sooooo much !!!! Janine
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To begin with the story is one of the best out there if you are into Sci-Fi or Fantasy. It defines the good, the bad and in most cases the ugly. This story has a beginning, a turning point and a definate ending. The characters are described in great deal and you really get a sense of who these people are and how driven they are to complete the task/journey. I have a vast collection of modern age comics and that is why I chose the illustrated version of LOR. The artwork is breathtaking and I feel it gives you a better connection to the places and people of the story. The only thing I dislike about the book is that it is one large volumn and a little awkward to read. If I could have found them I would have tried purchasing the separate volumns instead. Don't get me wrong, I do love this version and it is a great way to collect the entire story. The three separate volumns will more than likely cost you more. Enjoy.Read full review
I have the Silmarillion ilustrated and the hobbit ilustrated so I wanted to get the complete collection so I look for The Lord of the Rings illustrated all of them of course in hard cover. I just received the book. This is the Tolkien Centenary edition and yes I debated my self into getting this complete big book or getting the 3 boxed package from 2002. I though the matter was related to the size only and the decision of having finally a single book like it was the original desired from Tolkien himself or getting the 3 books... What I was not expecting at all was that the Centenary edition (at least the USA one from Houghton Mifflin) has only gloss paper for the Alan Lee illustrations and not for the written pages...that was a great disappointment (and disillusion) the "mate" regular pages eventually would get yellowish and it is not the same feeling touching the paper and even smell it while turning the pages. I am even thinking to resell this copy in order to get the 3 books set. Either way the Alan Lee ilustrations are great and the feeling of getting in a single book the complete Lord of the Rings makes you feel powerful...on the other hand getting the 3 book copy allow multiple people (at least 3) to get into the books (one reading each volume) but well you cannot have everything right? I am going to keep it for a while, this is the original edition and I even am aware that the 2002 had other typos and wording issues (small details again)...I am not sure if the 3 box edition have a better map and not these mate regular paper maps which in fact another negative point those maps in this edition are disected and in multiple pages so no single map...Read full review
Was expecting a little wear and tear.. but I was wrong. Book looks brand new even though it was advertised as used. Very pleased.
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Love this book. I gave my copy to my Son and missed it so much I had to find another copy.
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This is a gift for my grandson, and he's very happy with it.
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This is a beautiful edition of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein. Every Tolkein fan should have it in his/her library. This edition includes The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. It has fifty wonderful full-page paintings dispersed throughout the edition by Alan Lee, who was one of the main illustrators for The Lord of the Rings trilogy movies. I have read The Lord of the Rings twice and the illustrations in this edition just add to my imagination! So I plan on reading it again.
My 13-year-old son was thrilled with it as a Christmas present.
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Quick & efficient... Packaged well... I would use you again... I'm not real wordy today... Humm!, 100 characters... I ordered it, it came, I am happy, I put it on a shelf with my other collection of Tolkien memoribilia...