Description
Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, second impression, 1954; The Two Towers, first impression, 1954; The Return of the King, first impression, 1955, first editions, folding maps, last two with light browning to front free endpapers, original cloth, light bumping to spine ends, Two Towers with staining to lower cover and affecting jacket, dust-jackets, some light surface soiling, spines lightly faded with ends a little frayed and nicked, but otherwise a bright and excellent set, 8vo.
Lot 440
Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., 1954.
Hammer Price: £7,500
Description
Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, second impression, 1954; The Two Towers, first impression, 1954; The Return of the King, first impression, 1955, first editions, folding maps, last two with light browning to front free endpapers, original cloth, light bumping to spine ends, Two Towers with staining to lower cover and affecting jacket, dust-jackets, some light surface soiling, spines lightly faded with ends a little frayed and nicked, but otherwise a bright and excellent set, 8vo.