Description

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising, The Fellowship of the Ring, second impression, pencil ownership signature on front free endpaper, 1954; The Two Towers, third impression, dated 1955, short marginal closed tear to p.165, the odd light spot and stain, worse at pp.292-293, some browning to endpapers, 1955; The Return of the King, first impression, state without signature mark "4" and aligned text on p.49, gutter slightly splitting at pp.48-49, but holding firm, light surface-soiling to map verso, light browning to endpapers, 1955, first editions, folding maps, original cloth, some rubbing and slight fraying to spine ends and corner tips, light staining, more so on The Return of the King at upper cover and spine, spines slightly darkened or faded, [Hammond & Anderson A5], 8vo.