Two lots from Forum Auctions on the 25th May 2023.

Unusually, very high estimates for the books.

Lot 288 - Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., 1954-56.

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Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, second impression, small ink ownership name to lightly spotted front free endpapers, light toning to half-title, 1954, The Two Towers, fourth impression, third impression jacket, small ink ownership name to lightly spotted front free endpapers, 1956, The Return of the King, third impression, staining and 3cm closed tear to lower panel, 1955, first edition, folding maps, browning to endpapers, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, dust-jackets, all price-clipped, light surface soiling to panels, spines browned, ends lightly creased and frayed, still overall sharp copies, 8vo.

Estimate 1,500 GBP - 2,000 GBP
Sold for 2,772 GBP including fees

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auc ... 93-437e-893d-aff900c5927b

Lot 289 - Tolkien (J.R.R.) [The Lord of the Rings], 3 vol., 1954-63-55; and a second

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Tolkien (J.R.R.) [The Lord of the Rings], 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, first impression, contemporary ink gift inscription to browned front free endpaper, light ofsetting to pastedown with light tape staining, cloth lightly spotted, spine lightly faded, dust-jacket, heavy tape staining to all edges, large portion of loss to spine head and smaller one to spine tail, rubbed, light surface soiling, 1954; The Two Towers, tenth impression, heavy tape staining to pastedowns with biro marking, cloth lightly damp-stained and discoloured, extremities a little frayed, 1963; The Return of the King, first impression, ownership inscription to pastedown, cut upper panel dust-jacket laid down to front free endpaper, spine ends bumped, 1955, original cloth; and a second impression copy of The Return of the King, 8vo (4)

Estimate 1,500 GBP - 2,000 GBP
Sold for 3,024 GBP including fees

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auc ... a9-4750-aca3-aff900c5927b