Lot 158A

Tolkien, J.R.R.









Auction: 26 January 2011 at 11:00 GMT
Description
The lord of the rings. London: G. Allen & Unwin, 1954-55. First editions, first impressions, volume 3 third state with printed '4' on page 49, original cloth, dust-jackets very worn, soiled, split at folds and extensively repaired verso and recto with tape, owner's inscription and date on endpapers, some spotting to endpapers, cloth slightly rubbed, cloth of "The Fellowship" damp-mottled; Idem Farmer Giles of Ham. London: G. Allen & Unwin, 1949. First edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, 3 illustrations coloured in with felt pen, owner's name on endpaper, dust-jacket torn with loss at extremities, cloth slightly marked; Idem Tree and leaf. London: G. Allen & Unwin, 1964. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket spotted, frayed, and spine faded (5)








