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J. R. R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and Th...
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Description
J. R. R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954-1955.3 volumes, 8vo. Publisher's red cloth, spines stamped in gilt. Inserted maps and in-text illustrations by Tolkien and his son, Christopher Tolkien. Original illustrated dust jackets. Housed together in a custom quarter morocco folding case.
FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST IMPRESSIONS. The Fellowship of the Ring, first edition, first impression, with signature mark "4" on p. 49, first state dust jacket; The Two Towers, first edition, first impression, with signature mark "4" on page 49, first state dust jacket; The Return of the King, first edition, first impression, p. 49 variant 3 with damaged text and signature mark "4" present, p. 281 variant 2 with the gap in "Men" closed, second state dust jacket with reviews of the first two volumes on the rear flap.
Condition: Minor edgewear to cloth. Offsetting to endpapers, foxing to endpapers and textblock edges. Dust jackets unclipped (all 21s), spines sunned, minor toning and light edgewear, minor soiling.
References: Hammond & Anderson A5a.i, ii, and iii; Hammond, "Addenda and Corrigenda," The Tolkien Collector (1995).
Provenance: acquired from Heritage Book Shop, Inc., Los Angeles, acquisition date unknown. From the William A. Strutz Library.
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Auction Info
2024 June 27 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part I, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6295 (go to Auction Home page)
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June, 2024
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