The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings (1983)

The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings 
J.R.R. Tolkien
See below for details of editions
Ballantine Books
New York
ISBN: 0345195299
ISBN: 0345183444 (from 1984)
Mass market paperbacks; issued in a slipcase
Slipcase illustrations by Darrell K. Sweet
Hammond Page Ref.: p. 120

Notes
Published 1983. The editions contained in this set vary:

Variant 1 (1983) – 1981 Ballantine Edition
The Hobbit – 4th Printing
The Fellowship of the Ring
 – 76th Printing
The Two Towers – 73rd Printing
The Return of the King – 69th Printing

Variant 2 (1984) – 1981 Ballantine Edition
The Hobbit – 8th Printing
The Fellowship of the Ring
 – 1st Printing
The Two Towers – 77th Printing
The Return of the King – 73rd Printing

Variant 3 (1985) – 1985 Ballantine Edition
The Hobbit – 13th Printing
The Fellowship of the Ring
 – 5th Printing
The Two Towers – 80th Printing
The Return of the King – 76th Printing

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