This is the 4th impression in 1956 of the 1st Edition of 1954. Bound in red cloth with title and author in bright gilt on the spine. The bottom corners are creased. Spine leans slightly. Top edges have on small spot of discoloration. Age-toned areas on the endpapers. Gift inscription dated "Christmas 1956" on verso of the ffe. Sprinkle of foxing in the margins of pp 342-347. Otherwise, the pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm. The map is in fine condition in place. The original 3rd. impression dust jacket is in good condition with a darkened spine panel, toning, and several chips with missing paper at the spine ends and corners. The original price "21 S net" is on the front flap. 352 pp. 5.75" x 8.75 " Please see all images. The final image here is of all three volumes of the trilogy that we have listed for $750.00. each. on our ABE site. Seller Inventory # ABE-1683559706705

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Title: The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The...

Publisher: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, Ruskin House, Museum Street, London

Publication Date: 1956

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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Friends of the Curtis Memorial Library, based in Brunswick, Maine is a non-profit corporation that exists solely to assist the Curtis Memorial Library in its many activities, principally through fundraising by the sale of used books. Operating through a retail outlet located at 200 Maine St. in Brunswick and through its on-line sales activities, Curtis Friends operates only with volunteers from the local community and sells only those books donated by its constituents. Curtis Friends has been in existence for several decades.

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Friends of the Brunswick Public Library
23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, ME, 04011, U.S.A.

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