The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings. Part One: The Fellowship of the Ring; Part Two: The Two Towers; Part Three: The Return of the King.
Tolkien, J. R. R.
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1954-55.
Price:
$32,500.00
About the item
First edition. Folding map at back of each part. 423, [1]; 352; 416 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Full red crushed levant with raised bands, gilt, spine titles, teg. A few spots on edges, a very good set in a bright binding, with folding maps tucked into folders in the back of each part. Hammond and Anderson A5a; Bingham and Scholt pp. 340-341.
Item #377982
A beautiful copy of Tolkien's masterwork, begun three months after the first appearance of The Hobbit in 1937, 17 years prior to publication. 3000 copies of part I were printed, 3250 of part II, and 7000 of part III.
