Why my Mom has the best gift taste ever... (copied from old weblog)

...a belated Christmas gift that arrived today: leather-bound editions of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy (in one volume),complete with matching slipcovers.

They are now residing proudly next to my leather-bound edition of The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll. I love the leather-bound unabridged/complete works editions... they're a good value for the price. (: