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TOLKIEN'S RING TRILOGY. TOLKIEN, J.R.R. 1892-1973. The Lord of the Rings. London George Allen & Unwin Limited, 1955-1957. image 1
TOLKIEN'S RING TRILOGY. TOLKIEN, J.R.R. 1892-1973. The Lord of the Rings. London George Allen & Unwin Limited, 1955-1957. image 2
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TOLKIEN'S RING TRILOGY.
TOLKIEN, J.R.R. 1892-1973.
The Lord of the Rings. London: George Allen & Unwin Limited, 1955-1957.

22 June 2023, 12:00 EDT
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TOLKIEN'S RING TRILOGY.

TOLKIEN, J.R.R. 1892-1973. The Lord of the Rings. London: George Allen & Unwin Limited, 1955-1957.
3 volumes, 8vo. Publisher's red cloth stamped in gilt on spines, pictorial dust jackets. Rubbed, jackets a bit soiled with a few creases and small tears to edges, spine panels sunned.

FIRST EDITION OF THE THIRD VOLUME, SIGNED BY TOLKIEN ("J.R.R. Tolkien") on the front free endpaper. The first two volumes, The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers are fifth impressions, dated 1956 and 1957, respectively, while The Return of the King is a first edition, first impression, with signature "4" at the bottom of page 49.

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