TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
SET OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1962-1963.
$4,500.00
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Item Number: RRB-146814
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Complete set of each title of the The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original publisher's red cloth, top edge stained red, folding map at rear of each volume. The Fellowship of the Ring is a thirteenth impression, 1963 (first published in 1954), very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket; The Two Towers is a ninth impression, 1962, near fine in a good price-clipped dust jacket; The Return of the King is a ninth impression, 1962, near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Bookseller's tickets to the pastedowns. Overall a very bright and desirable complete set.
The Lord of the Rings began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's fantasy novel The Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1949, much of it during World War II in letters to his son, "and finally, having polished it to his own satisfaction, published it as a trilogy from 1954 to 1955, a volume at a time, impatiently awaited by a growing audience. It is considered one of this century’s lasting contributions to that borderland of literature between youth and age. It seems destined to become this century’s contribution to that select list of books which continue through the ages to be read by children and adults with almost equal pleasure." (Eyre, 134-35). It has gone on to become the third best-selling novel of all-time with 150 million copies sold.
The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
$4,500.00
Out of Stock
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