The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring First American edition Fifteenth Printing (1954). A copy of Fellowship from when Tolkien was still alive and while readers eagerly awaited the release of The Two Towers and The Return of the King! The book is in great condition for its age with almost no wear, just the previous owner's initial inside the cover, some slight wear on the top of the spine, and the dust jacket is very torn and discolored (but still readable). The fold out map is in great shape.