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TOLKIEN (J.R.R.)
[The Lord of the Rings], 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, George Allen & Unwin, 1955
22 June 2022, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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TOLKIEN (J.R.R.)

[The Lord of the Rings], 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, fourth impression of 'The Fellowship of the Ring', second impression of 'The Two Towers', first impression of 'The Return of the King', folding map at end of each volume, slight damp-stain to top edges and browning to endpapers of second and third books, publisher's red cloth (damp-stain to top and bottom of spine and adjoining corners of covers), dust-jackets (some staining, spines a little browned and chipped), 8vo, George Allen & Unwin, 1955

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