TOLKIEN, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings. London: Allen & Unwin, 1954-55. 3 volumes, 8 o. Original dark red cloth; pictorial dust jackets (some slight fading to spines, light rubbing to ends of spine panel). FIRST EDITION, SIGNED "JRR TOLKIEN" IN EACH VOLUME AND VOLUMES I AND III DATED "1954" AND "1955" FIRST IMPRESSION of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, comprising The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), The Two Towers (1954), and The Return of the King (1955). Later state of the third volume with signature mark "4" on p. 49. Folding map tipped-in each volume. Hammond A5a-i, ii, and iii; Bleiler 1606; Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 16; Cawthorn & Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 76. A fine set of perhaps the most celebrated work of fantasy of our era. (3)
TOLKIEN, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings. London: Allen & Unwin, 1954-55. 3 volumes, 8 o. Original dark red cloth; pictorial dust jackets (some slight fading to spines, light rubbing to ends of spine panel). FIRST EDITION, SIGNED "JRR TOLKIEN" IN EACH VOLUME AND VOLUMES I AND III DATED "1954" AND "1955" FIRST IMPRESSION of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, comprising The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), The Two Towers (1954), and The Return of the King (1955). Later state of the third volume with signature mark "4" on p. 49. Folding map tipped-in each volume. Hammond A5a-i, ii, and iii; Bleiler 1606; Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 16; Cawthorn & Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 76. A fine set of perhaps the most celebrated work of fantasy of our era. (3)
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