VERY RARE - SCARCE EDITION
RARE
FIRST EDITIONS
in
ORIGINAL DUST JACKETS
LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
by
J. R. R. TOLKIEN (1892-1973)
LONDON: George Allen & Unwin,
1955.[published date: January 1955].
RARE FIRST EDITION. Fourth impression.
8vo. 9.0" x 6.0" Inches. (LxB). Pp. 423
pages + Folding Map
at the end printed in red and black. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt,
top edges stained red, some
wear/tear to covers, spine ends & corners, original publisher's
grey
dust-jacket, printed
in red and black. The
original Fourth
impression
un-clipped Dust Jacket
priced 21s net, with joints split and poorly tape repaired, loss to spine ends,
a little worn at fore-edges (See the last few
Scans below). Front
blank has previous owners ink signature.
with
THE TWO TOWERS
by
J. R. R. TOLKIEN (1892-1973)
LONDON: George Allen & Unwin,
1955.[published date: 1955].
RARE FIRST EDITION. Second Impression.
8vo.
9.0" x 6.0" Inches. (LxB). Pp. 352 pages + Folding Map at the
end.
Half title, tables, folding map at the end printed in red and black.
Original red cloth,
spine lettered in gilt, top edges stained red,
some wear/tear to covers, spine ends & corners,
grey
dust-jacket, printed
in red and black. The
original Third
impression
un-clipped Dust Jacket
priced 21s net, has
some edge wear, tear,
soiling (See
Scans below). Front
blank has previous owners ink signature.
with
THE
RETURN OF THE KING
by
J. R. R. TOLKIEN (1892-1973)
LONDON: George Allen & Unwin,
1955.[published date: 1955].
RARE FIRST EDITION. First impression.
8vo. 9.0" x 6.0" Inches. (LxB).
Pp. 416 pages + Folding Map at the end. Half title, tables, folding map at the
end printed in red and black.
Original red cloth, spine
lettered in gilt, top edges stained red,
some wear/tear to covers, spine ends & corners,
grey
dust-jacket, printed
in red and black. The
original Second
impression
un-clipped Dust Jacket
priced 21s net, has
some edge
wear, tear,
soiling (See
Scans below). A
classic work. Complete as issued. There are numerous close-up pictures of the
contents given below; please click on them for a detailed description (See Scans
below). Please take some time to view the 50+ pictures in detail, in order to
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REPORT:
A rare book set in the
original contemporary publisher's red cloth bindings
(See Scans below),
some wear/tear chipping to covers, spine ends & corners (See Scans below),
pages are clean & bright (See Scans below), the bindings are tight &
intact (See Scans below). The cloth is
smooth & supple to the touch (See Scans below).
Note: Dust jackets with some wear-tear, chipping (there are
close-up pictures of all 3 DJ's given below).
Previous owners name in ink on the front blanks of all three
(See Scans below).
Note: Volume 1 DJ is damaged & Tape
repaired
(See
Scans below). See,
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