Bonhams Auction (London)

FINE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS
22 June 2022, 11:00 BST

Lot 229 TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSIONS, George Allen and Unwin, 1954-1955

TOLKIEN (J.R.R.)
The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSIONS, with "sagging text" on p.49 of 'The Return', each with a folding map printed in red and black, publisher's red cloth ('Fellowship' slightly rubbed with a few spots on upper cover), dust-jackets (unclipped, age soiling to spines, 'Return' and 'Two Towers' with slight wear at extremities of spine and corners of folds, 'Fellowship' with spine soiled and frayed at extremities, split at lower joint, lower cover soiled with a couple of spots towards gutter margin, upper inner flap detached), 8vo, George Allen and Unwin, 1954-1955
Footnotes
Provenance: Rachel Bromwich, ownership inscription dated 1954 on front free endpaper of The Fellowship; by descent to the present owner, with her name and short note beneath that of Rachel.

Estimate £15000-£25000
Sold for £24,225 inc. premium

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Lot 230 TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, George Allen & Unwin, 1955

TOLKIEN (J.R.R.)
[The Lord of the Rings], 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, fourth impression of 'The Fellowship of the Ring', second impression of 'The Two Towers', first impression of 'The Return of the King', folding map at end of each volume, slight damp-stain to top edges and browning to endpapers of second and third books, publisher's red cloth (damp-stain to top and bottom of spine and adjoining corners of covers), dust-jackets (some staining, spines a little browned and chipped), 8vo, George Allen & Unwin, 1955

Estimate £1000-£1500
Sold for £2,040 inc. premium

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