The Lord of the Rings (3 Volume Set) - The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967
- Hardcover
- Used




Seller: Lost Paddle Books, IOBA, Albany, CA, U.S.A.Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
AbeBooks seller since April 24, 2019
Association member: IOBA
Condition: Used - Fair
US$ 100.00
Quantity: 1 available
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A complete set of the Second/Revised Edition without slipcase. All books ex-lirbary with black illustrated cloth with gilt/colored foils and tinting to top page ends. The Fellowship of the Rings states Ninth Printing, but no price on jacket so book club. Book has vertical crease to spine, some rubbing through cloth at bottoms of boards, hinge repairs at endpapers with paper scarring and usual stamps. No map. Soiling to page ends. Jacket has some chips at spine ends/corners and tape reinforcement to inside of spine and flap creases/corners, and outside at head and heel - Poor/Good. The Two Towers states Twelfth Printing. Book has some rubbing through cloth to bottoms of boards, pocket to ffep and stamps/stickers, tape stains and some moisture stains to endpapers. Map attached to inside of rfep. Soiling to page ends. Jacket is unclipped($9.95) with tape reinforcement to top and bottom inside of spine, moisture stain to top inside of spine, some scratches, nicks, abrasions and a short tear - Fair/Good. The Return of the King states Fourth printing. Book has pocket to ffep with paper scarring to same, paper residue from old jacket protector to pastedowns and a few library stamps. No map. Some spots to top page ends. Jacket is unclipped ($6.50) with just a few marks/spots of residue to inside of front flap and a little sticker removal scarring to spine - Fair/Very Good. Various Printings.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Lord of the Rings (3 Volume Set) - The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
- Author
- Tolkien, J.R.R.
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Publication year
- 1967
- Condition
- Fair
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Printing
- Various Printings
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
Albany, CA, U.S.A.
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