Rare "The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings" First Ballantine Boxed Paperback Book Set - Vintage Tolkien Fandom Gift Collection - 1980s Reprint

Vintage Tolkien box set in original pictorial slipcase that boasts Twelve million readers can't be wrong! 1986 reprint of the first Ballantine edition (1965) of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit in pastel paperbacks by Houghton Mifflin, Random House, and George Allen & Unwin. Printed in the United States. Good vintage condition with signs of age and use, including separation of cover, as shown in photographs.  Enjoy the original artwork of Barbara Remington, from the tranquil Shire to the perilous slopes of Mount Doom, with this lovely set that pays homage to the cultural impact of Tolkien's fantasy literature.  approx. 7 x 7 x 4in, 2lb 2.3oz