{"product_id":"lord-of-the-rings-box-set","title":"Lord of the Rings (Box Set)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis foundational three-volume mass-market paperback omnibus stands as a historic monument in American publishing, representing the very first authorized softcover release of J.R.R. Tolkien’s sweeping masterpiece. The overarching narrative tracks a desperate, grand-scale war against a rising shadow, following a quiet hobbit tasked with transporting an ancient artifact of absolute corruption into the heart of volcanic territory to be permanently destroyed. Rush-issued by the publisher to combat a rival, unauthorized \"pirate\" printing, this iconic Ballantine Books edition permanently altered the landscape of modern media.The individual volumes are universally celebrated for their surreal, highly psychedelic cover artwork by illustrator Barbara Remington, who famously painted the dreamlike landscape panorama of Middle-earth before ever having an opportunity to read the actual text. Complete with the author's official text revisions and a prominent, green-boxed statement from Tolkien on the back cover urging fans to buy only this authorized printing, this box set functions as a vital, unvarnished historical archive. It documents the exact moment high fantasy exploded out of academic circles straight into the heart of twentieth-century youth culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J.R.R. Tolkien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49691608678650,"sku":"NEE3\/8\/07122026","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/3387\/5450\/files\/IMG_7291_28ac80cb-a893-4e51-b09e-19342df177d9.jpg?v=1783905810","url":"https:\/\/flippedpages.com\/products\/lord-of-the-rings-box-set","provider":"Flipped Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}