The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ; The Two Towers ; The Return of the King (3 Vol Set)

3 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION THUS (READERS UNION EDITION), UNCOMMON, FOLDING MAP TO REAR OF EACH VOL, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, top of page edges stained brown- faded, decorated title pages, mixed pagination, VG (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate adhesive staining to board edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor tanning & moderate to heavy adhesive staining to eps, ex-libris plates to front pastedowns of all 3 vols, moderate cracking to prelim gutters of vols 1 + 2, folding maps at rear have sl tanning & foxing- otherwise very tidy still, minor discolouration to terminals) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective covers with adhesive edges- edges likely stained with removal likely to cause more damage, fore-edges of front flaps of all vols clipped to accomodate ex-libris plates of prev. owner, heavy tape remnants & staining to fore-edges of flaps of all vols).