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TOLKIEN (J.R.R.)
The Lord of the Rings, FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST IMPRESSIONS, George Allen and Unwin, 1954-1955

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4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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TOLKIEN (J.R.R.)

The Lord of the Rings, FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST IMPRESSIONS, folding map printed in red and black in each volume, occasional light spotting (mostly to endpapers), publisher's red cloth, dust-jackets (unclipped, some fading to spines, "Fellowship" with single spot on upper cover, corners slightly frayed; "Return" with black smudge partly obscuring publisher's name on spine; "Two Towers" spine (extending onto sides) crudely repaired with tape with old tears and some loss of text, front hinge split and repaired), 8vo, George Allen and Unwin, 1954-1955

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3 volumes.

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