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
RRP: $11.35.