£1,200
Tolkien (J.R.R.), The Lord of the Rings, three-volume set, first editions, harlequin impressions: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers both fifth impressions, The Return of the King third impression, London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, dated February 1956, 1957, & January 1957 respectively, complete texts in mostly very good condition, with little or no markings, and those mostly to edges, Fellowship with thumbed corner creases, yet never affecting text, the Fellowship with full-page and folding map of the Shire and Middle-Earth, the Two Towers and Return each with their respective folding maps, original dustjackets over original red cloth, each dj very good and fresh, with light wear and light scuffs, but with no tears or repairs, head of Fellowship dj bumped, the spines of each dj are gently sunned, the Fellowship's in a glassine wrapper, enclosing sellotape adhesive, recto and verso, with resulting off-setting to ffeps, the red cloth boards tightly holding each textblock in situ, each cloth spine with former mildew staining, light corner bumps here and there, red-stained top-edges as issued, 8vo, (3)
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