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TOLKIEN (J.R.R.)
The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King [The Lord of the Rings], 3 vol., SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE-PAGE IN EACH VOLUME, George Allen & Unwin, [1970]

11 November 2015, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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TOLKIEN (J.R.R.)

The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King [The Lord of the Rings], 3 vol., SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE-PAGE IN EACH VOLUME, second edition, fifth impression of first 2 titles, fourth impression of "The Return", 3 folding maps printed in red and black, publisher's cloth, dust-jackets (price-clipped), 8vo, George Allen & Unwin, [1970]

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Provenance: Tolkien signed these volumes for a fellow holiday maker, whilst staying at the Miramar Hotel in Bournemouth in 1970; Bonhams New Bond Street, 23 March 2010, lot 140.

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