LORD OF THE RINGS SET 1954 & 1955 By J R R TOLKIEN 1st Ed 4-1-1 + JACKETS

  

LORD OF THE RINGS SET 1954 & 1955 By J R R TOLKIEN 1st Ed 4-1-1 + JACKETS. LORD OF THE RINGS SET. THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS & THE RETURN OF THE KING.

PUBLISHED BY GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN, LONDON 1954 & 1955. FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING IS A FOURTH IMPRESSION OF THE FIRST UK EDITION FROM 1955 THE TWO TOWERS & RETURN OF THE KING ARE BOTH THE FIRST UK EDITIONS & THE FIRST PRINTINGS. PLEASE NOTE THAT NONE OF THE BOOKS OR THE JACKETS HAVE HAD ANY RESTORATION. HARDBACK BOOKS BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS CLOTH BINDINGS, FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS HAS THE CORRECT FOURTH IMPRESSION JACKET THAT HAS BEEN PRICE CLIPPED, TWO TOWERS & RETURN OF THE KING HAVE THE ORIGINAL & CORRECT DUST JACKETS PRICED AT 21s NET, ALL BOOKS ARE COMPLETE WITH THE FOLDING MAP TO REAR & HALF TITLES, EACH MEASURES APPROX 9 x 6 INCHES FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING HAS SOME MINOR EDGE WEAR WITH A FEW SMALL CHIPS TO JACKET AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINE AND ALONG TOP FRONT EDGE, SOME LIGHT BROWNING TO SPINE OF JACKET WITH THE USUAL SLIGHT FADING TO RED TEXT, MINOR CREASE TO CORNER OF JACKET ON REAR, FAINT SCRATCH TO CLOTH ON FRONT BOARD, NAME & AN INSCRIPTION DATED 1957 TO FRONT ENDPAPERS WITH SLIGHT AGE TONING TO PAPER, OCCASIONAL MINOR CREASE TO PAGE MARGINS, OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY WITH CLOTH BRIGHT & TEXT PAGES CLEAN THE TWO TOWERS JACKET HAS SOME LIGHT BROWNING WITH MINOR CHIPPING AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINE, COUPLE OF VERY SMALL MINOR TEARS TO EDGE OF JACKET, THE USUAL SLIGHT FADING TO RED TEXT ON SPINE OF JACKET, THE BOOK ITSELF HAS SOME MINOR FADING TO CLOTH AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINE IN LINE WITH THE CHIPPING TO JACKET, VERY LIGHT BROWNING TO ENDPAPERS, SOME VERY MINOR FOXING TO LAST THREE TEXT PAGES & PAGE FORE-EDGES, OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY WITH CLOTH CLEAN & BRIGHT, MOSTLY CLEAN INTERNALLY WITH NO CREASES, MAP FRESH & CRISP, & NO INSCRIPTIONS THE RETURN OF THE KING HAS A COUPLE OF VERY MINOR CHIPS AT EDGES OF JACKET, FEW MINOR MARKS TO REAR OF JACKET & THE USUAL MINOR FADING TO RED TEXT ON SPINE OF JACKET, THE BOOK HAS A FAINT VERTICAL LINE TO CLOTH ON FRONT BOARD, SOME ABRASIONS TO BLANK FRONT & REAR ENDPAPERS THAT APPEAR TO BE FROM TAPE REMOVAL, LIGHT FOXING TO ENDPAPERS, OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY WITH CLOTH CLEAN & BRIGHT, ALL TEXT PAGES CLEAN WITHOUT CREASES & NO INSCRIPTIONS PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL JACKETS HAVE A CLEAR REMOVABLE COVERING THAT SHOW SOME REFLECTIONS IN IMAGES A SCARCE COLLECTABLE SET & ALL WITH THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKETS. PLEASE CHECK MY E-BAY SHOP FOR RARE & ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS, MAPS & PRINTS.

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