The Lord of the Rings, George Allen & Unwin editions Contributed by Stephen Coles on Jun 17th, 2014. Artwork published in 1974. Source: thereandbackagainwithtolkien.blogspot.de Photo by Alex Meyer. License: All Rights Reserved. Source: thereandbackagainwithtolkien.blogspot.de Photo by Alex Meyer. License: All Rights Reserved. The Lord of the Rings, 2nd Edition, 8th Impression, 1974. Typefaces More about HawthornGet Hawthorn Formats Books (6811) Topics Literature (3146) Designers/Agencies unknown (4390) Tagged withJ.R.R. Tolkien (10)book covers (6116)fantasy (180)1970s (1596)book series (525)outlined type (1294)book spines (1688)reversed type (3557)hardcovers (1511)contoured type (611)chromatic (787)Allen & Unwin (6)eyes (170) Artwork location United Kingdom (3398) London (1876) In Sets70s+ (Jack Mallon) (80)fantasy (ISAAC ZODY) (9) 3 Comments on “The Lord of the Rings, George Allen & Unwin editions” Eva Silvertant says: Jan 22nd, 2022 5:12 am Wow, the Lord of the Rings trilogy books look badass, and the Silmarillion cover is stunning. Tolkien’s name renders beautifully in all-caps Hawthorn. Eva Silvertant says: Jan 22nd, 2022 5:26 am Here is a minor digital restoration of the Simarillion cover. Florian Hardwig says: Feb 8th, 2026 3:23 pm Yoad contributed a post that focuses on The Silmarillion (which isn’t part of Lord of the Rings), and also looks at the typefaces used inside the book. I’ve removed the images of The Silmarillion from this post, to avoid redundancy. Post a comment Name Email – will not be published Website Your response Submit Comment More Hawthorn in use The Soviet Chess School by Alexander Kotov, Mikhail Yudovich1983unknownContributed by Florian Hardwig Forgotten Boardwalk Brewing Co.2016Perky BrosContributed by Richard Baird Staff Pick FIGURE: The Possibility of a New Name in 64 Pages2013Côme De BouchonyVincent de HoÿmContributed by Stephen Coles Sponsor More in Literature Getting Even by Woody Allen1971Bob CuevasContributed by Chris Purcell Moon Zappa – America the Beautiful1999Random HouseJennifer MorlaContributed by Florence Fu Staff Pick Code of the Lifemaker by James P. Hogan, Del Rey/Ballantine1983Gary FriedmanDavid B. MattinglyContributed by Antoine Pazat Riposte Editions2024Shaz MadaniContributed by Typotheque Staff Pick More in Books Asymmetrical Response by Cory Arcangel & Olia Lialina2018Manuel BürgerContributed by Nathan Prost Sunset Cocktails by Guillaume Aubry and Sterling Hudson2021JBE StudioEmma ZampieriContributed by 205TF Night of Masks by Andre Norton (Fawcett Crest)1981Ken BarrunknownContributed by Patrick Concannon Losing Earth: A Recent History by Nathaniel Rich2019Rodrigo CorralContributed by XYZ Type Staff Pick More Fonts In Use Slanted magazine identityc. 2014Slanted PublishersJulia KahlLars HarmsenContributed by Swiss Typefaces Staff Pick “Fastest Night” event by Nike2017Rosie LeeNikeGoldenContributed by Gareth Hague Staff Pick Plaza Verde shopping center signsc. 1987unknownContributed by Florian Hardwig Staff Pick Joseph Binder Award 20162016Lukas FliszarJulia Schäfer101Contributed by Julia Schäfer Staff Pick
3 Comments on “The Lord of the Rings, George Allen & Unwin editions”
Wow, the Lord of the Rings trilogy books look badass, and the Silmarillion cover is stunning. Tolkien’s name renders beautifully in all-caps Hawthorn.
Here is a minor digital restoration of the Simarillion cover.
Yoad contributed a post that focuses on The Silmarillion (which isn’t part of Lord of the Rings), and also looks at the typefaces used inside the book. I’ve removed the images of The Silmarillion from this post, to avoid redundancy.