What collect of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Book Set should I buy?

There are a bazillion editions. If you're only going to get one, find a nice, illustrated hardcover (the centenary edition with Alan Lee's art is nice), or the Red "leatherbound" in a slip-case. I think the all-in-one is just easier.

I collect, so have many many of both hard and paper cover, single volume or trilogy sets.....Peruse through what is out there at the Tolkien Library on-line....they show many different editions, and you can at least get an idea of how much more difficult choosing just one will be...

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