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Subject: lord of the rings
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: samelliott2-ga
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Posted: 19 Jan 2003 21:32 PST
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Question ID: 145792
What does the symbol on the cover or the lord or the rings stand for, or mean?

Request for Question Clarification by tisme-ga on 19 Jan 2003 22:24 PST
Hello samelliott2,

My edition of Lord of the Rings does not have a symbol on the cover. I
think I know what symbol you mean though... is it perhaps this symbol:

http://members.cts.com/king/e/erikt/tolkien/jrrt.gif
(Link found at http://members.cts.com/king/e/erikt/tolkien/me_pics.htm
)

If it isn't this symbol, perhaps you can locate it on the above page
or find a website with it? If you could tell me the edition of the
book you have, I might also be able to track it down for you.

If the above symbol is the one you are referring to, I would be happy
to research its meaning for you.

tisme-ga

Clarification of Question by samelliott2-ga on 19 Jan 2003 22:59 PST
yes that is the symbol,  we would just like to know what it stands for
or means, thanks
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Subject: Re: lord of the rings
Answered By: missy-ga on 19 Jan 2003 23:17 PST
 
Hello Samelliot!

My edition of the Lord of the Rings, the boxed set, bears a symbol on
the spine of each book.

Here is my set (or rather, a picture of a set identical to mine):

The Lord of the Rings - Boxed Set image
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0618260587.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

The symbol on the spine is the one tisme-ga notes above, but is white,
on a black background.  This same symbol appears on the cover of Tom
Shippey's book, J.R.R. Tolkien:  Author of the Century:

J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century - Cover Image
http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/imageDB.cgi?isbn=061812764x

...on the JRR Tolkien Information Page:

JRR Tolkien Information Page
http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/u/relipper/tolkien/rootpage.html

...and on the Tolkien Timeline:

Tolkien Timeline
http://gollum.usask.ca/tolkien/

The symbol is the good Professor's monogram, designed by Himself.  You
can see a clear picture of it on a gorgeous leatherbound omnibus
edition here:

"The Lord of the Rings - deluxe edition. HarC, 2002. One volume
hardback edition, bound in black leather in a black leather slipcase.
Tolkien's monogram printed in gold on the cover of both the book and
the slipcase. Limited to 1000 copies worldwide. New. 195 euro"

Works by Tolkien
http://www.xs4all.nl/~rossnbrg/worksbyt.htm

Monogrammed LOTR picture accompanying above description
http://www.tolkienshop.com/lotrdeluxe.jpg

The monogram consists of the initials of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien -
The J and T form the main center line of the monogram, with each R
turned out in mirror image, also aligned on the common axis.

For more information about the Professor's monogram, or about the
Professor himself, you might be interested in the Tolkien Society:

The Tolkien Society
http://www.tolkiensociety.org

You can also contact the Tolkien family's representative:

Cathleen Blackburn
Manches & Co. 
3 Worcester Street 
OXFORD 
United Kingdom 
OX1 2PZ

Hope this helps!

--Missy

Search terms:  None, really.  I belong to the Tolkien Society.  In
searching for images to illustrate this answer, I looked for [ Tolkien
monogram ]
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