The Lord of The Rings: three-volume matching set of the Revised Edition: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of The King, all 1971 with matching dust jackets

Tolkien, J R R

Published by George Allen & Unwin, 1971

About this Item

Hardcovers with matching dust jackets. Condition: all Near Fine. Revised Second Edition with no previous owner's marks or gift dedications throughout; very clean and uniform red publisher's matching top stain to all three volumes; fold-out maps in all three volumes are in fine condition. Dust jackets are not price-clipped (£1.95) throughout. The Fellowship of The Ring, 1971. Near Fine: very clean and bright gilt lettered spine with hard bottom tip and dark red boards with four sharp corners; tiny amount of spotting to front paste down and to first end paper, none to the rest of the first eight pages before the text; very clean and tight text block with no marks or spotting. Dust jacket condition: Near Fine: very clean dark grey ground with white and black lettering to front panel and to spine with no fading; no losses or tears; just a very few tiny white spots and scuffs to spine and to two of four flap corners; rear panel is a little marked with a very thin stain to the bottom edge only. The Two Towers, 1971: Near Fine: similar condition to previous volume, but with no spotting at all to paste downs or to end papers. Dust jacket condition: Near Fine: as above, but with no spotting nor stain to verso; very thin off-white line to edge of rear flap bend and to part of bottom edge of front flap. The Return of The King, 1971. Near Fine condition as above: but with particularly bright and clean spine and boards. Dust jacket condition: Near Fine: as above, but with tiny white scuffs to grey spine tips; two-inch red half-circle mark to verso and brown age stains to rear flap edge. Altogether, a very handsome set in exceptionally good condition for its age.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lord of The Rings: three-volume matching set of the Revised Edition: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of The King, all 1971 with matching dust jackets
• Publisher: George Allen & Unwin
• Publication Date: 1971
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine