


Lot 229•
TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSIONS, George Allen and Unwin, 1954-1955
22 June 2022, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £24,225 inc. premium
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TOLKIEN (J.R.R.)
The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSIONS, with "sagging text" on p.49 of 'The Return', each with a folding map printed in red and black, publisher's red cloth ('Fellowship' slightly rubbed with a few spots on upper cover), dust-jackets (unclipped, age soiling to spines, 'Return' and 'Two Towers' with slight wear at extremities of spine and corners of folds, 'Fellowship' with spine soiled and frayed at extremities, split at lower joint, lower cover soiled with a couple of spots towards gutter margin, upper inner flap detached), 8vo, George Allen and Unwin, 1954-1955
Footnotes
Provenance: Rachel Bromwich, ownership inscription dated 1954 on front free endpaper of The Fellowship; by descent to the present owner, with her name and short note beneath that of Rachel.