"In de Ban van de Ring" (3 Volumes) represents the rare first foreign translation of "The Lord of The Rings", published in the Netherlands just a year after the English editions. This set comprises the first Dutch edition, all first prints, published by Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht/Antwerpen, in 1956-1957. The first Dutch edition had a print run of only 3000 copies, making it even rarer than the first UK edition. Unlike the latter, the Dutch edition includes two maps instead of three: a removable map in the first part and a fold-out map in the last. On the dust jacket of 'De Reisgenoten' [The Fellowship of the Ring], Tolkien's name is mistakenly listed as 'J.J.R. Tolkien' instead of 'J.R.R. Tolkien'. The condition of the books is VG+++. The red with gold print on the spines is a bit worn, otherwise, the covers are in good condition. There is an erased name on the first free endpapers, and a few pages have some small stains. Pages are mildly toned as usual. The first volume has some wear to the fold of the endpapers and to a single page; nevertheless, the full set has a firm binding, and both maps are in very good condition. The set comes with excellent facsimile dust jackets, now protected by removable Brodart Archival Covers.