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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Tolkien, J. R. R.

  • Publisher: George Allen & Unwin
  • Published: 1955
  • Condition: Very Good
Second impression, published in November 1955, one month after the first edition; 4,000 copies of the second impression were issued. The concluding volume of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien's modern epic of Middle-earth. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, top edge red. With the original dust jacket printed in red and black, priced 21 s net on the front flap. A very good copy: cloth bright, slightest hint of bowing to boards, some spotting to endpapers and, more faintly, to edges. The jacket toned at spine, as is common, and a little rubbed at the ends with a shallow chip to spine foot, otherwise clean and complete. Folding map tipped in at the rear, as issued.

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£1,250.00
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Fine Book Cellar Ltd.

Ipswich
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Website: www.finebookcellar.com
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