JRR TOLKIEN: THE TWO TOWERSFIRST EDITION / SECOND PRINTING 1954 / 1955ONLY 1200 COPIES PRINTED THE FOLLOWING AUCTION IS FOR A RARE AND EARLY COPY OF TOLKIEN'S, "THE TWO TOWERS." WHILE MAKING THE UK COPIES, THE PUBLISHERS SENT THE PAGES (SHEETS) TO THE US TO BE BOUND. KEEPING MOST COPIES IN THE UK, THESE US COPIES ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE AND EXTREMELY RARE. THE US ONLY PRINTED 1000 COPIES OF THE FIRST PRINTING, AND 1200 COPIES OF THIS SECOND PRINTING. BEING PRINTED IN THE UK, IT HAS THE SAME TEXT FLAWS TO DEFINE IT AS A SECOND PRINTING. FOR EXAMPLE, PG. 104, LINE 33 READS 'NINE.' WITHOUT A COLON (WITH THE EARLIER PERIOD), AND PG 104 LINE 32 SHOWS 'SAY:' WITH A COLON (REMOVED BY THE THIRD PRINTING). I HAVE INCLUDED A PHOTO OF THE PAGE. THE BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH NO NAMES OR BOOKPLATES. THE ORIGINAL MAP IS LAID LOOSE AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK. THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET IS ALSO A SECOND PRINTING. IT SHOWS THE STRIPE DEFECT (THIN WHITE STRIPE TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE DUST JACKET). IT IS NOT PRICE CLIPPED AND SHOWS QUITE WELL. HOPEFULLY, THE PHOTOS SHOULD SAY ALL. LISTED FAR BELOW VALUE FOR SOMETHING THIS EARLY. SHIPPING TO THE US (BOXED AND WITH TRACKING) IS FREE. SHIPPING TO THE UK IS $50 AND THERE IS ALSO TRACKING. TODAY, I WILL ALSO BE PUTTING A US FIRST EDITION OF THE RETURN OF THE KING IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. BEST OF LUCK!