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Tolkien (J.R.R.) [The Lord of the Rings]

Tolkien (J.R.R.) [The Lord of the Rings]

£4,250

Comprising: The Fellowship of the Ring, third impression; The Two Towers, second impression; The Return of the King, second impression.
London, George Allen & Unwin, 1955.

3 vol., first editions. Large 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jackets.

Tolkien’s epic following the Fellowship as they seek to destroy the One Ring to defeat Sauron and save Middle-earth. Thematically, it deepens the moral and mythic foundations laid in The Hobbit, embedding linguistic invention, heroic prophecy and even environmental concerns as central features of high fantasy’s modern canon.

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Internally very good; cloth slightly bumped at spine ends with minor fraying to head of vol.I; jackets of vol.I & II with slight dulling to spines and some chipping and creasing around spine ends, vol.III very good.

Maps by the author.

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