[jeffc]

"Still have my old dog-eared Ballantine paperback versions."

Hear, hear! Sadly, for me, after many (many) moves, I lost my copies of those precious Ballantine paperbacks. and, yes, quite dogeared, to, LOL.

I've been looking for a hardcopy set of TLoTR, but not one of the nicely illustrated ones (very expensive!). I just want a nice hardcopy version to own. Strange how Barnes & Nobles has none, but Amazon does...

[NFHale]

RE Ballantines:

I keep them in Ziplok bags, as I do with all of my old paperbacks. Gives them a little longer lifespan; unfortunately, the paper pages deteriorate over time.

You might be able to find a set on Ebay, though.

I would LOVE a hardcopy of those someday. Finances are tight at the moment, so that’s not an option right now.

[vladimir998]

“I’ve been looking for a hardcopy set of TLoTR,..”

Technically this set is leather and not hardback but it’s only $32 for the whole set!

https://www.christianbook.com/hobbit-lord-the-rings-deluxe-pocket/j-r-r-tolkien/9780544445789/pd/445785?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=homeschool-20-40%7C445785&p=1179710&dv=c&gclid=Cj0KCQiAvJXxBRCeARIsAMSkApprkD0FMKXnJTZV8QCXnMsPdVLz_1ifsOWvPiadncXfb-aL9JhwaWEaAqM2EALw_wcB