"In de Ban van de Ring" (3 Volumes) represents
the very first foreign translation of "The Lord of The Rings,"
published in the Netherlands just a year after the English editions. This
nearly fine set comprises the First Dutch edition, all First prints, published
by Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht/Antwerpen, in 1956-1957. The first Dutch
edition had a print run of only 3000 copies, making it even rarer than the
first UK edition. Unlike the latter, the Dutch edition includes two maps
instead of three: a removable map in the first part and a fold-out map in the
last. On the dust jacket of ‘De Reisgenoten’ ['The Fellowship of the Ring’],
Tolkien's name is mistakenly listed as J..J.R. Tolkien instead of J.R.R.
Tolkien.
Minor bumped spine ends and a few spots on the bookends,
not interfering the pages. Binding is firm and the endpapers are clean. Without
inscriptions, names stamps or other flaws. The brown covers with red print on
the spines with gold lettering are in very good condition with only very minor
wear. Both maps are in a near fine condition. The set comes with excellent
facsimile dust jackets, now protected by removable Brodart Archival Covers.
A
valuable addition to any Tolkien collection.