Forum Auctions - Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 26 Jan 2023 13:00 GMT

Lot 238 -Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., first edition, first impressions

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, tape staining and browning to endpapers, cloth soiled, jacket faintly spotted with nicks to extremities and spines, tape repairs to spine recto and verso, 1954; The Two Towers, cloth soiled, jacket faintly spotted with nicks to extremities and spines, dark tape repair to spine, light shelf lean, 1954; The Return of the King, issued with signature mark '4' and text block sagging, cloth remarkably clean, jacket upper panel with two soiling marks and nick to corner but without general toning, extensive damp-soiling to lower panel and spine, with discolouration, mottling, and tears along joint with a small portion of loss, affecting endpapers and map at rear, spine hinge starting, 1955, first editions, first impressions, folding maps, original cloth, dust-jackets, 8vo.

Estimate 8,000 GBP - 12,000 GBP
Sold for £7000 before fees

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