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6 Dec, 2023
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2023-12-6 8:06:46 AM UTC
2023-12-6 8:06:46 AM UTC
Timed Auction finishes on 12 December 2023 12:00 GMT
Lot 368 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, first impression, light marginal toning, bookplate on pastedown, later cloth, a little rubbed, 1954; The Two Towers, second impression, light toning strip and ownership name on endpapers, original cloth, spine ends a little bumped, gilt a little dulled, dust-jacket, portions of loss to spine ends, spine browned, toning and surface soiling to panels, chipping and creasing to extremities, 1955; The Return of the King, first impression with signature mark "4" and sagging text on p.49, original cloth, spine faded and scuffed, ends frayed and rubbed, 1955, folding maps, 8vo.
Estimate GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for GBP 1,500
Lot 368
Lot 369 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, folding map at end, contemporary ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper, light soiling marks to cloth, 1954; The Two Towers, folding map at end, endpapers browned, spine sunned, light fading to upper panel, faint spots to panels, 1955; The Return of the King, lacking folding map, light spotting on endpapers, cloth soiled and spotted, 1955, first edition, second impressions, original cloth, spines dulled, ends and extremities bumped and creased; and 2 others sets of the same work, comprising third or fourth impressions, and a second edition set, all without jackets, 8vo (9)
Estimate GBP 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for GBP 1,800
Lot 369
Lot 370 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Fellowship of the Ring, second impression, folding map at end, light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, extremities bumped and lightly scuffed, dust-jacket, spine a little browned and scuffed, spine ends frayed with some light loss, extremities chipped, 1954; and another seventh impression copy of the same, without a jacket, 1957, 8vo (2)
Estimate GBP 150.00 - £200.00
Sold for GBP 650
Lot 370
Lot 371 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, fifth impression, faint toning strip on endpapers, sixth impression jacket, tear along upper panel lower joint, spine browned and scuffed, ends frayed, panels still bright and untoned, 1956; The Two Towers, fifth impression, fifth impression jacket, toning to edges, rubbing along joints, spine browned and scuffed, ends frayed, 1957; The Return of the King, third impression, jacket with light toning and scuffing to spine, light mark to top corner, edges a little creased but overall a very sharp jacket, 1957, folding maps, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 2 second edition sets of the same work, in jackets, 8vo (9)
Estimate GBP 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for GBP 900
Lot 371
Lot 372 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, seventh impression, lower fore-edge and jacket tail stained with red, slightly seeping up lower panel joint, 1957, The Two Towers, fifth impression, third impression jacket, 1957, The Return of the King, third impression, very light marking to upper panel, 1957, folding maps, very occasional spot, original cloth, spine ends very lightly bumped, dust-jackets, light toning and fading to spine, spine ends a little bumped, otherwise very sharp copies, 8vo.
Estimate GBP 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for GBP 1,300
Lot 372
Lot 373 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., Reader's Union edition, folding maps at end, very faint toning strip to endpapers, original cloth, spine ends bumped, dust-jackets, spines browned and scuffed, ends a little frayed and nicked, light stain to Fellowship of the Ring upper panel, otherwise panels sharp and clean, 8vo, 1960.
Estimate GBP 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for GBP 850
Lot 373
Lot 374 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, first edition, illustrations by Pauline Baynes, boards with light scuffing to corners, otherwise fine, jacket lightly rubbed along joints, creasing and rubbing to corners, 1962; Farmer Giles of Ham, third impression, 1961, original boards, dust-jackets; and 4 others by Tolkien, including a second edition set of The Lord of the Rings, 8vo (6)
Estimate GBP 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for GBP 260
Lot 374
Lot 375 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, first single-volume edition, original wrappers designed by Pauline Baynes, light marks to fore-edge, creasing and light rubbing to edges, 1968; Smith of Wootton Major, illustrations by Pauline Baynes, original boards, lightly rubbed, spine ends bumped, 1967, 8vo & 4to (2)
Estimate GBP 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for GBP 100
Lot 375
Lot 376 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, deluxe edition, illustrations, original pictorial boards, original tissue-paper, original box (split along one corner, a little scuffed), 8vo, 1976.
Estimate GBP 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for GBP 380
Lot 376
Lot 377 Tolkien (J.R.R.) Beren and Lúthien, 2017; The Children of Húrin, 2007, deluxe editions, edited by Christopher Tolkien, original boards, slip-cases, sealed in publisher's cellophane wrapping, one in original publisher's cardboard, 8vo (2)
Estimate GBP 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for GBP 110
Lot 377
Lot 368 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, first impression, light marginal toning, bookplate on pastedown, later cloth, a little rubbed, 1954; The Two Towers, second impression, light toning strip and ownership name on endpapers, original cloth, spine ends a little bumped, gilt a little dulled, dust-jacket, portions of loss to spine ends, spine browned, toning and surface soiling to panels, chipping and creasing to extremities, 1955; The Return of the King, first impression with signature mark "4" and sagging text on p.49, original cloth, spine faded and scuffed, ends frayed and rubbed, 1955, folding maps, 8vo.
Estimate GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for GBP 1,500
Lot 368
Lot 369 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, folding map at end, contemporary ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper, light soiling marks to cloth, 1954; The Two Towers, folding map at end, endpapers browned, spine sunned, light fading to upper panel, faint spots to panels, 1955; The Return of the King, lacking folding map, light spotting on endpapers, cloth soiled and spotted, 1955, first edition, second impressions, original cloth, spines dulled, ends and extremities bumped and creased; and 2 others sets of the same work, comprising third or fourth impressions, and a second edition set, all without jackets, 8vo (9)
Estimate GBP 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for GBP 1,800
Lot 369
Lot 370 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Fellowship of the Ring, second impression, folding map at end, light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, extremities bumped and lightly scuffed, dust-jacket, spine a little browned and scuffed, spine ends frayed with some light loss, extremities chipped, 1954; and another seventh impression copy of the same, without a jacket, 1957, 8vo (2)
Estimate GBP 150.00 - £200.00
Sold for GBP 650
Lot 370
Lot 371 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, fifth impression, faint toning strip on endpapers, sixth impression jacket, tear along upper panel lower joint, spine browned and scuffed, ends frayed, panels still bright and untoned, 1956; The Two Towers, fifth impression, fifth impression jacket, toning to edges, rubbing along joints, spine browned and scuffed, ends frayed, 1957; The Return of the King, third impression, jacket with light toning and scuffing to spine, light mark to top corner, edges a little creased but overall a very sharp jacket, 1957, folding maps, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 2 second edition sets of the same work, in jackets, 8vo (9)
Estimate GBP 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for GBP 900
Lot 371
Lot 372 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, seventh impression, lower fore-edge and jacket tail stained with red, slightly seeping up lower panel joint, 1957, The Two Towers, fifth impression, third impression jacket, 1957, The Return of the King, third impression, very light marking to upper panel, 1957, folding maps, very occasional spot, original cloth, spine ends very lightly bumped, dust-jackets, light toning and fading to spine, spine ends a little bumped, otherwise very sharp copies, 8vo.
Estimate GBP 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for GBP 1,300
Lot 372
Lot 373 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., Reader's Union edition, folding maps at end, very faint toning strip to endpapers, original cloth, spine ends bumped, dust-jackets, spines browned and scuffed, ends a little frayed and nicked, light stain to Fellowship of the Ring upper panel, otherwise panels sharp and clean, 8vo, 1960.
Estimate GBP 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for GBP 850
Lot 373
Lot 374 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, first edition, illustrations by Pauline Baynes, boards with light scuffing to corners, otherwise fine, jacket lightly rubbed along joints, creasing and rubbing to corners, 1962; Farmer Giles of Ham, third impression, 1961, original boards, dust-jackets; and 4 others by Tolkien, including a second edition set of The Lord of the Rings, 8vo (6)
Estimate GBP 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for GBP 260
Lot 374
Lot 375 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, first single-volume edition, original wrappers designed by Pauline Baynes, light marks to fore-edge, creasing and light rubbing to edges, 1968; Smith of Wootton Major, illustrations by Pauline Baynes, original boards, lightly rubbed, spine ends bumped, 1967, 8vo & 4to (2)
Estimate GBP 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for GBP 100
Lot 375
Lot 376 Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, deluxe edition, illustrations, original pictorial boards, original tissue-paper, original box (split along one corner, a little scuffed), 8vo, 1976.
Estimate GBP 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for GBP 380
Lot 376
Lot 377 Tolkien (J.R.R.) Beren and Lúthien, 2017; The Children of Húrin, 2007, deluxe editions, edited by Christopher Tolkien, original boards, slip-cases, sealed in publisher's cellophane wrapping, one in original publisher's cardboard, 8vo (2)
Estimate GBP 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for GBP 110
Lot 377
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