
314477080083
Seller: mfr_rare_books
(2995)
99.6% positive
UK, GB
Completed
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Ended Mar 25, 2023 1:16:21 PM
Category: Books, Comics & Magazines:Antiquarian & Collectable
Buy-It-Now:
£1,500.00
Buyer: g***f (2510)
Condition: Very good condition.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN, FIRST EDITION SET, LATER IMPRESSIONS, CONSISTING OF: Part 1: The Fellowship of the Ring. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1966 [15th impression]. Part 2: The Two Towers. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1965 [11th impression]. Part 3: The Return of the King. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1965 [11th impression]. First UK edition set, later printings [fifteenth impression, eleventh impression, eleventh impression]. In three volumes. Cloth-bound. Hardcover with dust jackets. Octavo (23cm x 15cm). Pp. 423; 352; 416. English text. Bound in publisher's original red cloth, gilt titles to spines, top edges tinted red. Supplied with original unclipped dust jackets. Foldout map to rear of each volume. Condition: VERY GOOD. Bindings tight, secure and square with the hinges and joints perfectly intact. Edges and points sharp. Covers and contents remarkably clean with a previous owner name neatly inked to front endpapers. Maps excellent. Dust jackets complete with trivial edge wear, some browning and soiling mostly to the spines - The Two Towers dust jacket is a 12th impression. A wonderful set. International tracked shipping - dispatched promptly and securely. Please view my other rare books.