Woo hoo! MY leatherbound Lord of the Rings arrived! Beautiful!!

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I started reading it last night.

So soft. So supple. The print is way larger than the teeny paperback I was reading that I could barely see...

Really, really well done edition, using the latest authoritative text from 2002. Sewn binding. Gilded edges.

Scrumptious!!!

[IndianaJones]

1. How much and is it the complete trilogy in one? nt.

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5. $53 and change on Amazon

And yes, all six books!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618517650/002-9454250-0608855

[IndianaJones]

7. that deal is awesome. I'm on it.

How did you bring yourself to crack it open?

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. After I got it, I did think "I should have gotten two..."

so I keep one in perfect condition...

But, books are meant to be read.

And I couldn't handle the print in my little paperback, plus my paperbacks are starting to fall apart, PLUS I bought them at the world trade center Borders (or Barnes & Noble, I can never tell the two apart) on the evening of Sept. 10, 2001, and started reading them on the subway ride to work on Sept. 11, so I don't want them to fall apart and want to keep them whole as a souvenir, for lack of a better word.

[AllegroRondo]

2. I think we need pics!

[MissMillie]

3. really? larger print???

I've been looking for the books in print larger than the paperback versions.....

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. The book is about 8"x10", so yeah, larger print - about 12 point.

Not "large print" per se, but definitely bigger than paperback.

[YankeyMCC]

4. I'm a little jealous

I've talked myself out of buying one of those a few times now...it's my 'penny pinching' nature competing with my love of the books and the poor condition of the paper back editions I have. :)