The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
1973 Ballantine Edition
Ballantine Books
New York
PBN: 23523-1-500
ISBN: 0345235231
PBN: 24030-8-600 (from 1974)
ISBN: 0345240308 (from 1974)
Mass market paperbacks; issued in a slipcase
Slipcase design based on artwork by J.R.R. Tolkien
Hammond Page Ref.: p. 120
Notes
Published September, 1973. This set includes:
The Hobbit – 42nd Printing
The Fellowship of the Ring – 43rd Printing
The Two Towers – 40th Printing
The Return of the King – 39th Printing
Copies of a variety of printings (1973-1974) were issued in this slipcase. With the change in price in 1974, a publisher’s sticker was used to cover and update the PBN (publisher’s number) on surplus 1973 slipcases.
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