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Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good. 1978. Reprint. Paperback.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1974 All three volumes have previous owner's signature on FFE, otherwise very clean contents and all volumes have the fold-out map at rear. Price is for the three volume set.

Allen & Unwin,, [1967]. 3 vols., 8vo., Second Edition, Second Impression, with 3 folding maps in red and black, inscriptions on front free endpapers; red cloth, gilt backs, red tops, an unusually bright, crisp set in dustwrapper (one wrapper price-clipped), the wrappers mildly age-soiled on (predominantly white) rear panels. FIRST REVISED EDITION. 'A number of errors and inconsistencies that still remained in the text have been corrected, and an attempt has been made to provide information on a few points which attentive readers have raised…This edition offers this Foreword, an addition to the Prologue, some notes and an index of the names of persons and places' (Author's Foreword). Hammond A5.e.i; A5.e.ii; A5.e.iii respectively (recording the first impressions).

LONDON: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd, 1963. 1st Edition 14th Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Lovely rebind in red calf, with white title labels and gilt banding to the backstrips. Boards lightly rubbed and lightly marked, fore edge foxed, ink inscription to rear prelim of The Fellowship Of the Ring. All Clean throughout. Lovely set. Very Good. All volumes are the classic and highly desirable 1st edition format, in later printings. These are the 14th / 11th / 10th impressions, dating 1965 / 1965 / 1963.

LONDON: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd, 1960. 1st Edition 10th Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is a lovely set of the highly sought-after fantasy classic in the first edition format, including the iconic "eye in the ring" motif. These are the 14th / 11th / 11th impressions, dating 1965 / 1965 / 1965. They are sharp cornered, have extremely bright clean gilt, do not have inscriptions and are good solid bindings. The maps are extremely clean and bright, again with no sign of handling. The classic grey dustwrappers are sharp and not price clipped, each showing a 25s price. All wrapper shave some yellowing and sunning / yellowing to spines, as per pictures, with The Return of the King having more yellowing across the front panel and with a delicate joint on the wrapper showing signs of starting to separate, but stabilised in a removable plastic sleeve. There is also some minor darker marking to the wrappers, and a short closed tear (2.5cm) to The Fellowship of the Ring… Leer más

London: George Allen and Unwin. 1966. Second edition, first printing (the first revised edition). Second edition, first printing (the first revised edition). Three volumes. Superbly bound in full red morocco, each of the three spines titled individually and tooled in gilt forming the complete Gate of Moria illustration when placed together in order. The upper board with the author's JRRT monogram in gilt. All edges gilt. Hand sewn headbands. Red marbled endpapers. Illustrated by the author, each volume with a large folding map at the rear. A stunning fine set, the contents spotless throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Housed in a bespoke black cloth slipcase. A beautifully presented example of a bibliographically important printing of The Lord of The Rings. This first revised edition features a new foreword and revisions to the first edition text by the author throughout. (Hammond & Anderson A5e). Further details and images for any of the items listed are… Leer más

LONDON: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd, 1955. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. An early set of The Lord of the Rings, J R R Tolkien, published by George Allen and Unwin, London, early impressions after the first editions, as follows: The Fellowship of the Ring - 1st Ed, Fifth Imp 1956 / The Two Towers - 1st Ed, Fourth Imp 1956 / The Return of the King - 1st Ed, 2nd Imp 1955. They come in a lovely clamshell box in red quarter leather. Each volume is bound in full red calf with the eye in the ring motif that appeared on the dustwrappers of the 1st editions on the front boards, with single line gilt frame. The spines have gilt compartments and raised bands, with gilt stamped black labels. All edges gilt.Attractive marbled endpapers to each, with inner dentelles around edges. Internally the books are EXCEPTIONALLY clean, with only the occasional fault. The creamy paper shows no blemishes except in a couple of places. The maps are intact, with the first having had a glue spot that pulled on… Leer más

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,One Ring to bring them all And in the darkness bind them" * * * THE LORD OF THE RINGS * * * comprising THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, Houghton-Mifflin, 1954, THE TWO TOWERS, Houghton-Mifflin, 1955 & THE RETURN OF THE KING, Houghton-Mifflin, 1956, first American editions (as well as first printings), some tanning to the base of the spine along with just a bit of wear to same on the first volume, a hint of fraying to the spine extremities of the second volume, else all 3 volumes vg+ to fine in vg+ to near fine… Leer más