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TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) [The Lord of the Rings], 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, George Allen & Unwin, 1955

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TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) [The Lord of the Rings], 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, George Allen & Unwin, 1955

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TOLKIEN (J.R.R.)
[The Lord of the Rings], 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, fourth impression of 'The Fellowship of the Ring', second impression of 'The Two Towers', first impression of 'The Return of the King', folding map at end of each volume, slight damp-stain to top edges and browning to endpapers of second and third books, publisher's red cloth (damp-stain to top and bottom of spine and adjoining corners of covers), dust-jackets (some staining, spines a little browned and chipped), 8vo, George Allen & Unwin, 1955
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Dam-staining as in description, plus some foxing on areas adjoining maps (maps themselves clean). Fellowship with red stain at top of last leaf and free endpaper (from top edges). Jackets softening at top edges, with some chips and creases.

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TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) [The Lord of the Rings], 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, George Allen & Unwin, 1955

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