The Lord of the Rings
- Illustrated, with pull-out maps; 1193 pp. 8vo
- London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1969
London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1969. India Paper Edition. Illustrated, with pull-out maps; 1193 pp. 8vo. Black buckram with multicolored gilt designs on cover and gilt spine. Onionskin block slightly shaken from reading, magazine image of Tolkien pasted to front pastedown, and front hinge tender at head and foot of spine. India Paper Edition. Illustrated, with pull-out maps; 1193 pp. 8vo. The India paper edition used the text of the first single volume paperback edition of the previous year, but expanded to include appendices. The cover design is based on one of Tolkein's designs for the jacket of The Return of the King. Hammond pp. 143-144