13th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Tolkien (J.R.R.) - The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
The Fellowship of the Ring.
George Allen & Unwin, 1963, thirteenth impression, folding map, previous owner's name to front free endpaper, some light annotation in pencil, a little foxing to fore-edge, edge-worn dust jacket with lightly tanned spine;
idem, The Two Towers.
George Allen & Unwin, 1962, ninth impression, folding map, previous owner's name to front free endpaper, fading to top edge colour, edge-worn dust jacket with lightly tanned spine;
idem, The Return of the King.
George Allen & Unwin, 1963, tenth impression, folding map, previous owner's name to front free endpaper, foxing to fore-edge, splashed top edge colour, edge-worn dust jacket with lightly tanned spine.
with a dust jacket from a twelfth impression of The Hobbit (torn at head of spine). (4)
Sold for £380
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 13th Dec, 2023
The Books, Maps and Manuscripts sales encompass a broad range of collecting areas from early antiquarian books to modern first editions, which are sold alongside illustrations, private press, manuscripts, maps and atlases, early photographs, autographed letters and historic documents. Held four times a year, the specialist Book sales incorporate both private collections and libraries, and single lots from vendors across the United Kingdom.
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