Lord of the Rings Houghton Mifflin Silver Anniversary Edition 1981

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I'm thinking that around $200 is not a bad price these days, based on what I have seen. Keep an eye on eBay and a deal will occasionally show up, is my best advice. Here is what is current on there, including one recent sale. Condition is always important, so be patient! This set in particular seems to show up often with a lot of wear, people tended to read it rather than save it as a collector's item, I believe.

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J. R. R.Tolkien Lord of the Rings Trilogy Silver Anniversary Edition Collectible

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Seller: goldeneracoins_antiques

(8940)

Ended Jun 9, 2020

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JRR Tolkien Lord Of The Rings SILVER ANNIVERSARY EDITION 1981 Houghton Mifflin 

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Seller: dungeonsdragonsandcoffee

(2)

Ended Nov 29, 2020

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Lord of the rings 25th Silver Anniversary edition Hardcover with Slipcase Rare

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Seller: mjojma_d0vdul

(201)

Ended Aug 18, 2020

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JRR Tolkien Lord Of The Rings SILVER ANNIVERSARY EDITION 1981 Houghton Mifflin 

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Seller: elthg-0

(45)

Ended Aug 7, 2020

This item ended more than 90 days ago

This is really helpful! Thanks!

I like to call this the Mithril edition :)

Mr. Underhill wrote:

I like to call this the Mithril edition :)

It’s a nice set. As you can see mine is not perfect either (someone really enjoyed the Fellowship it seems) but I am happy with it.

Very nice set, I see you have the Silmarillion collectors box as well. Another item I'm working on finding...

Very interesting looking set!

I like how the titles for each part of the novel are written in Tolkien's runes on their front cover.

I also don't believe that A&U did a 25th anniversary edition, though, there were some hardback sets a few years prior, and a few years after.

What are the maps like, and where in the books can they be found?

insurrbution wrote:

Very interesting looking set!

I like how the titles for each part of the novel are written in Tolkien's runes on their front cover.

I also don't believe that A&U did a 25th anniversary edition, though, there were some hardback sets a few years prior, and a few years after.

What are the maps like, and where in the books can they be found?

Yeah, they did - but only in paperback http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=1182

And the little booklet added to this set was distributed separately too.

insurrbution wrote:

Very interesting looking set!

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What are the maps like, and where in the books can they be found?

The shire map is on page 26 of The Fellowship of the Ring. The map of Middle-earth is a foldout map tipped in on the last free endpaper of Fellowship and The Two Towers. The map of Gondor etc. is a foldout map tipped on on the last free endpaper of The Return of the King. They are really nice, large, and fold upwards (which I really prefer, and doesn't always go that way).