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26th September
Lot 154 - Sworders Timed Auction
TOLKIEN, J R R: The Lord of the Rings, Three volumes. George Allen and Unwin, first editions, 12th. 8th. And 9th. Impressions, 1962, 1961, & 1962. All three volumes with dust jackets. The dust jackets are a little rubbed and the spines faded; otherwise a clean set. (3)
J.R.R. Tolkien, 2 titles: 'The Hobbit', London George Allen & Unwin, 1976, 1st deluxe edition, 1st impression, 13 coloured plates and map end papers as called for, original black pictorial cloth gilt, depicting Smaug to front cover in gilt, silver and red, original glassine protective wrapping (worn) original box with printed paper label, 'The Lord of the Rings', George Allen & Unwin, 1978, deluxe edition, 6th impression, two folding maps as called for, original black pictorial cloth decorated gilt, silver and green, original glassine wrapper, original box with printed paper label (2)
J.R.R. Tolkien, nine titles: 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - The Two Towers - The Return of the King', London, George Allen & Unwin, 1961, 10th impression, 1960, 7th impression, 1960, 6th impression, 3 volumes, 3 folding maps as called for, original cloth gilt, vols 2 & 3 in dust wrappers, 'The Hobbit', London, George Allen & Unwin, 1961, 12th impression, coloured frontis, map end papers, original pictorial cloth, dust wrapper (worn, closed tears around head of spine), 'The Silmarillion', 1977, 1st edition in dust wrapper, 'Unfinished Tales', 1980, 1st edition in dust wrapper, 'The History of Middle-Earth', pts II & III, 'Tom Bombadil', 1962 1st in wrapper, plus 2 others (11)
Tolkien J.R.R. The History of Middle Earth. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. George Allen/Harper Collins. 1991-1996. 8vo Hbs + Djs. 12 volumes. Vols. 2, 5 - 12 are first editions.
CONDITION REPORT: Small hole in the base of the dust jacket spine ( only ) of vol. 7; small ownership labels in TRC of some feps. Otherwise a VG/VG set.
I am ignorant to the ways of auctions. Why are these estimates so low? PoME can sell for £200 by itself.
I suspect that the auctioneers have not researched these books, just plucked a number out of the air that they expect 12 hardbacks to usually sell for.
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