Lot 2185 , Tolkien J.R.R - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 1st edition, 1st impression, folding map at rear, neat previous owner signature to front endpaper [Ann Williams 22nd August 1954], top edge red, original

° Tolkien J.R.R - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 1st edition, 1st impression, folding map at rear, neat previous owner signature to front endpaper [Ann Williams 22nd August 1954], top edge red, original red cloth gilt, unclipped dust jacket, 8vo, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1954 .
£5,000-8,000

Condition:
Some light toning to d/j spine, closed tears, mainly to head and foot of spine, minor stains to rear panel. Hammond A5a. 3000 copies of this first volume of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, were printed on 29th July, 1954. Part 2, The Two Towers was also first published in 1954, the final volume, The Return of the King was first published in 1955.

Sold for £12,000