Lot 59 , Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel - The Lord of the Rings, 1st editions, 2nd impressions of The Two Towers and The Return of the King, 1955, 4th impression of The Fellowship of the Ring, 1955, all original cloth, all with uncli

° Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel - The Lord of the Rings, 1st editions, 2nd impressions of The Two Towers and The Return of the King, 1955, 4th impression of The Fellowship of the Ring, 1955, all original cloth, all with unclipped d/j’s, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1955

£1,000-1,500

Condition:
Two Towers - tiny hole through the O in Towers on spine, red cloth good bar slightly bumped, text and map good, d/j with small loss to spine head and foot, generally browned; The Return of the King - red cloth good, text and map good, endpapers and for-edge with minor spotting, spine head and foot with a few nicks, generally browned; The Fellowship of the Ring - spine marked, back board with some ink smudges, maps and text good, d/j spine ragged at head and foot and with some loss, tears to rear flap at fold and disfigured by old tape marks. Return of King: Internally good, spotting to foredge, darkened strip to front fly leaf. Two Towers: Darkened strip to front fly leaf internally good Fellowship: Internally good, bar spotting to top margin of p.423

Sold for £1,500