I like the size of the Ballantine paperbacks of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and Silmarillion. But they’re beat to hell. I would like a more durable hardcover version that I can re-read again and again.
Since so many editions of these books have come out, I wonder: Does a small-format (around 5 x 7") hardcover version of these books exist?
I have a boxed set of LOTR exactly that size (seven volumes – two per trilogy, plus appendices). I’d post a link, but amazon doesn’t seem to carry it anymore. But it does exist.
Is there an ISBN on some of the volumes?
0-618-04220-2
They exist, but I have not seen them for a while. They were printed in the 70s with the same cover as the 70s paperback. I only ever saw them in Libraries.
Jim
That listing appears to be for the first volume of the set only–“The Ring Sets Out”–not for a whole set. And at well over $100. Ouch.
Yikes!
Because of the price, I assumed it was the whole set. Looks rather expensive.
That looks to be the case. “The Ring Goes South” is 0-618-04221-0. And I know it doesn’t cost much when I acquired it; but it was a gift, so I’m not 100% sure.
Thanks for the sleuthing folks. The quest goes on…