




Lot 113•
TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSIONS, George Allen and Unwin, 1954-1955
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15 September 2021, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £37,750 inc. premium
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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, dust-jackets (unclipped, light age soiling to spines, slight wear at spine extremities and corners of folds), 8vo, George Allen and Unwin, 1954-1955
Saleroom notices
The Return of the King has a first state dust-wrapper, with no reviews on the rear flap. It has the "sagging text" and pressmark "4" on p. 49 (a second variant), and P. 281 has the word "Men" without a space between two of the letters.