New Lord Of The Rings The Hobbit Box Set Illustrated By Alan Lee Gets Early Black Friday Deal
The new hardcover box set collecting the best editions of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit is featured in this week's early Black Friday sale at Amazon. Published by William Morrow on October 14, The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Illustrated by Alan Lee Box Set is discounted to only $92.93 (was $150). The 38% discount is "selling fast," according to the store page, so it might not be in stock by the time Amazon's Black Friday 2025 sale officially begins November 20.
Though not nearly as fancy as last year's The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Illustrated Box Set, it's nice to have matching editions of LOTR and The Hobbit. This is especially true when talking about the iconic editions illustrated by the conceptual designer of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movie trilogies. The new four-volume collection includes redesigned versions of The Lord of the Rings Centenary Edition--published in 1992 to mark 100 year since Tolkien's birth--and The Hobbit 60th Anniversary Edition (1997).
The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings, Illustrated by Alan Lee Box Set
$93 (was $150) | Limited-time deal
The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Illustrated clocks in at just over 1,600 pages across the four hardcover books. Memorable scenes from each story are accompanied by stunning full-page watercolor portraits. There are 50 illustrations in the Centenary Edition of The Lord of the Rings. Meanwhile, The Hobbit features 27 full-page illustrations as well as smaller watercolor plates at the start of each chapter. All four books have detailed maps of Middle-earth as endpapers.
The dust jackets and matching slipcase feature Lee's beautiful watercolor illustrations. The vibrant, wrap-around aesthetic is similar to The History of Middle-earth Box Sets published last year, and this year's Tolkien Myths and Legends and The Great Tales of Middle-earth.
Like numerous editions of Tolkien's work, this box set was originally published by HarperCollins UK in 2020. For the last five years, US readers had to purchase the 2020 edition from a reseller or import directly from a UK bookshop. William Morrow's 2025 edition matches the UK version.
William Morrow still prints standalone hardcover editions of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Lee's paintings, but you'd wind up spending about $20 more compared to the box set deal. Plus, you'd miss out on the slipcase and stunning new cover and case art.
The Lord of the Ring, Illustrated by Alan Lee (2002 Editions)
- The Hobbit -- $20.88 (
$35) - The Fellowship of the Ring -- $22 (
$40) - The Two Towers -- $40
- The Return of the King -- $27.30 (
$45)
As mentioned, William Morrow published a lavish Deluxe Illustrated Box Set of The Lord of the Rings last fall. Originally sold for $325, the stunning three-volume set is discounted to only $108.30, which matches the all-time low first offered during Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event.
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