The Lord of the Rings

Tolkien, J. R. R

Verlag: London, 1960

Beschreibung

( London: Readers Union; George Allen & Unwin, 1960). First Editions Thus. Three volumes each bound in brown textured paper over boards (with a folding map at the rear of each volume) in grey dustwrappers (printed in purple). Pink top edge(s). Hammond: J R R Tolkien - A Descriptive Bibliography (1993) page 98. The very scarce first Book Club edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings produced for sale to the members of the Readers Union (which was not offered for sale to the General Public). "The Fellowship of the Ring": Light foxing to the fore-edge otherwise a fine copy in like dustwrapper. "The Two Towers": A tiny number of foxing spots to the fore-edge and to the early pages of the book otherwise a fine copy in like dustwrapper. "The Return of the King": A tiny number of foxing spots to the fore-edge and to the early pages of the book otherwise a fine copy in like dustwrapper. This very scarce set is the first Book Club Edition of Tolkien's trilogy with fewer than 3,000 copies produced. The trilogy was never reprinted in this edition. Hammond comments that this Book Club Edition was "printed with the ninth? (partly corrected) impression of A5a". There are NO inscriptions and this is a particularly lovely set of all 3 volumes. Scarce especially in this condition. All three volumes have the price intact. This set would grace any Tolkien collection. Photographs/scans available upon request. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 355490723027

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Lord of the Rings

Verlag: London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1960

Einband: Hard Cover

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Dust Jacket