Bonham's Auction March 20 2025 - Early impressions of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., folding maps printed in red and black, brown half morocco gilt by Bayntun Riviere, "Ring" decoration on spine, t.e.g., 8vo, George Allen & Unwin, [1974]

The Hobbit, ninth printing, colour frontispiece, map endpapers, neat ownership name on blank verso of front endpaper publisher's green cloth, pictorial dust-jacket (light spotting, mostly visible on verso, verso with 4 strips of browning off-set from old tape across spine), 8vo, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1957

[The Lord of the Rings] The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King, together 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, fifth impression of 'The Fellowship of the Ring', fourth impression of 'The Two Towers', third impression of 'The Return of the King', folding map at end of each volume, light toning, publisher's red cloth (spine extremities a little bumped, slightly cocked), dust-jackets (light staining, spines a little faded, some wear to edges, short tears to 'Fellowship' at head and foot of spine), 8vo, George Allen and Unwin, [1957-1959]. Provenance: Gillian R. Wood, ownership inscription in each volume.