# Where do I find a Leather Bound, Unabridged Lord of the Rings?

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**Created:** [March 27, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-a-leather-bound-unabridged-lord-of-the-rings/350086 "2006-03-27T15:12:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-a-leather-bound-unabridged-lord-of-the-rings/350086/1 "2006-03-27T15:12:18Z")

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I have the [Lord of the Rings Centenary Edition](http://stjohnfisherforum.org/images/book_images/lotr_alan_lee_hardcover_front.jpg), but what I am looking for is the complete unabridged version in a leather bound edition… Has anyone ever heard of this or seen one? I wonder if one even exists. I don’t really care about the age…or edition, (first would be nice) but I’d just like one for my new humidor-bookcase.

Any Ideas?

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**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-a-leather-bound-unabridged-lord-of-the-rings/350086/2 "2006-03-27T15:19:49Z")

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When I Google on “The Lord of the Rings” and “leather bound”, I find that Amazon has them for $63.

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**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-a-leather-bound-unabridged-lord-of-the-rings/350086/3 "2006-03-27T15:25:04Z")

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I’m not looking for one with pictures of Elijah Wood in them or Sean Astin… I suppose I’m looking for the earlier pre-movie editions…

I thought I saw a brown leather LOTR with just the authoer and title on the from and the LOTR seal on the back… I may be mistaken

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**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-a-leather-bound-unabridged-lord-of-the-rings/350086/4 "2006-03-27T15:48:01Z")

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My dad has one. It’s bound in red leather with gold leaf embossing. He also has a matching Hobbit bound in green leather. I know you can still get them because a good friend of mine got one that looks exactly like it, except it’s not a second edition like my dad’s.

Anyway, as **Wendell** said, [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618517650/103-9375785-8507066?v=glance&n=283155) has a leatherbound edition marking the 50th Anniversary.

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**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-a-leather-bound-unabridged-lord-of-the-rings/350086/5 "2006-03-27T15:50:24Z")

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Ah! Here is the [edition](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0395193958/ref=pd_sbs_b_2/103-9375785-8507066?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155) my dad has.