VGC.Published by Ted Smart,1997.This boxset includes:Hobbit/The Lord of The Rings.Four paperbacks(some creases and nicks on the cover and spine) with green slipcase(small tear on the edge of the slipcase, a couple of nicks,marks and scratch on the edges of the slipcase),both in VGC.Illustrated with many b/w maps.Nice and clean pages with a couple of small ink marks on the outer edges,some stain marks on the outer edges and on the edges of the first five pages of book 2(The Two Towers),a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages.The books are in VGC except for the marks on book 2.Heavy boxset(approx 1.3 Kg).1430pp including Note on the text,list of illustrations,appendices,note on the maps,indexes.