TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair": Rare First Editions, First Printings of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1954-55.
$55,000.00
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Item Number: RRB-146986
* Custom Clamshell Boxes are hand made by the Harcourt Bindery upon request and take approximately 60 days to complete
First editions, first impressions of each title comprising the The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Octavo, three volumes, original red cloth, tope edge stained red, folding map at rear of each volume. The first edition of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King were published in editions of 3,000 copies, 3,250 copies, and 7,000 copies respectively. The Return of the King is known in two states; the present copy is in the first state, page 49 with the signature mark “4” present and all lines of type sagging very slightly in the middle. Each volume is very good in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. A very rare and attractive complete first edition 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 went 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.
$55,000.00
Out of Stock
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