No edition has proved more popular than the Centenary edition illustrated by award-winning artist, Alan Lee. For the first time since its publication in 1992, this illustrated edition has been revised and expanded, with brand-new paintings and more than 50 illustrations added by the artist. Readers will be able to follow the complete story while also enjoying more than fifty full-page colour paintings and numerous illustrations which accompany this epic tale. This new hardback set of this beautifully illustrated work has been bound in cloth and leather and features brand-new cover designs by the artist. The three volumes have additionally been enhanced for the first time with sprayed edges, and are housed in a custom-built, illustrated slipcase stamped in silver foil with designs created exclusively by Alan Lee. They are accompanied by three removable art cards, and two foldout maps of Middle-earth drawn by Christopher Tolkien.