I asked for the same thing a few years ago. My son did a bunch of research and they bought me this and this. They're gorgeous. The paper is a so rich feeling.
Does Houghton Mifflin still publish the big red book with all three volumes in one cover? That's the one I have. Well, one of the ones I have. I also have a three-volume edition I bought in the 90s, and a Ballantine paperback set I bought in the 70s, with Tolkien's paintings on the covers.
Hmm. It doesn't seem that the red book is still being published, but you can buy old copies for varying prices. A shame. Mine is getting worn out, and I was thinking of replacing it.
My dad has the Red Book of Westmarch, which is named after the book that Bilbo and Frodo actually write and pass down the hobbit families. He inscribed the inside cover with the date we started reading it, when i was 7. It's my very favorite family heirloom.
Of course there are numerous informative sites out there, but I would suggest anyone who is earnestly seeking to know the truth of these words should seek out the sourcematerialitself.
I never would have thought they were rare. I read them and re-read them many times and ended up buying The Red Book years ago as I wanted a hardcover version:
This edition of The Lord of the Rings. It looks like a pretty bible! I also have The Hobbit in this edition.
I asked for the same thing a few years ago. My son did a bunch of research and they bought me this and this. They're gorgeous. The paper is a so rich feeling.
$27 for anyone interested:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0395193958/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_UVIlyb733S7ZZ
Does Houghton Mifflin still publish the big red book with all three volumes in one cover? That's the one I have. Well, one of the ones I have. I also have a three-volume edition I bought in the 90s, and a Ballantine paperback set I bought in the 70s, with Tolkien's paintings on the covers.
Hmm. It doesn't seem that the red book is still being published, but you can buy old copies for varying prices. A shame. Mine is getting worn out, and I was thinking of replacing it.
My dad has the Red Book of Westmarch, which is named after the book that Bilbo and Frodo actually write and pass down the hobbit families. He inscribed the inside cover with the date we started reading it, when i was 7. It's my very favorite family heirloom.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Lord-Rings-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0395193958
That's the one I have. Apparently it's leatherette and not leather. Sadface.
Still cool, though.
Of course there are numerous informative sites out there, but I would suggest anyone who is earnestly seeking to know the truth of these words should seek out the source material itself.
I never would have thought they were rare. I read them and re-read them many times and ended up buying The Red Book years ago as I wanted a hardcover version:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Lord-Rings-Collectors-Edition/dp/0395193958/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335138168&sr=8-1
I know I didn't pay that much for that book then either.
Your map is a combo of two maps .. one of which appears in the back of This Edition of LotR:
3rd age map
I have that edition as aset with LOTR. I love it and those are the ones I usually read I keep this and this mostly as collectables.