Bloomsbury Sale #653
380. Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, map of the Shire, folding map at end, spotting to endpapers, splitting, 1 f. detached with tape to inside margin, backstrip crudely attached to covers, 1954; The Two Towers, folding map, spotting to later ff., lacking backstrip, 1955; The Return of the King, folding map, second state with sagging text on p.49, spotting to endpapers, backstrip becoming detached, 1955, first editions , previous owner’s name on front free endpaper, original cloth, worn and marked, 8vo .
est. £600 – £800
Sold for £750
381. Tolkien (J.R.R.) The War of the Ring, 1990; Sauron Defeated, 1992; Morgoth’s Ring, small tear near head of jacket spine, 1993, edited by Christopher Tolkien, first editions , vol.VIII, IX & X respectively of the History of Middle Earth series, original boards, dust-jackets, near fine copies, 8vo (3)
est. £200 – £300
Unsold
382. Tolkien (J.R.R.) and E.V.Gordon, editors . Sir Gawain & The Green Knight, first edition , frontispiece, original green cloth, gilt, crudely rebacked with cloth, 8vo, Oxford, 1925.
est. £100 – £150
Unsold

est. £250 – £350
Unsold
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