1956 1st Edtn THE LORD OF THE RINGS (THREE VOLS, 5, 4, 2) By J.R.R. Tolkien Illus. J.R.R. Tolkien Very Good Tolkien
1956 1st Edition 5th Printing,
THE LORD OF THE RINGS (THREE VOLS, 5, 4, 2)
The Fellowship of The Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
By J.R.R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and a Fellow of Pembroke College, both at the University of Oxford. He then moved within the same university to become the Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, and held these positions from 1945 until his retirement in 1959. Tolkien was a close friend of C. S. Lewis, a co-member of the informal literary discussion group The Inklings. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972.
Illustrated By: J.R.R. Tolkien
Format: Hardcover,
Language: English
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Published By: George Allen & Unwin, London
octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 416
ISBN:
The fellowship of the ring - fifth impression 1956
The two towers - fourth impression 1956
The return of the king - second impression, November 1955
Bookplate of R.W.Th. Lober (Political Editor)
SKU: BTETM0002471
Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg
1956 1st Edition 5th Printing,
THE LORD OF THE RINGS (THREE VOLS, 5, 4, 2)
The Fellowship of The Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
By J.R.R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and a Fellow of Pembroke College, both at the University of Oxford. He then moved within the same university to become the Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, and held these positions from 1945 until his retirement in 1959. Tolkien was a close friend of C. S. Lewis, a co-member of the informal literary discussion group The Inklings. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972.
Illustrated By: J.R.R. Tolkien
Format: Hardcover,
Language: English
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Published By: George Allen & Unwin, London
octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 416
ISBN:
The fellowship of the ring - fifth impression 1956
The two towers - fourth impression 1956
The return of the king - second impression, November 1955
Bookplate of R.W.Th. Lober (Political Editor)
SKU: BTETM0002471
Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg
1956 1st Edition 5th Printing,
THE LORD OF THE RINGS (THREE VOLS, 5, 4, 2)
The Fellowship of The Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
By J.R.R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and a Fellow of Pembroke College, both at the University of Oxford. He then moved within the same university to become the Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, and held these positions from 1945 until his retirement in 1959. Tolkien was a close friend of C. S. Lewis, a co-member of the informal literary discussion group The Inklings. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972.
Illustrated By: J.R.R. Tolkien
Format: Hardcover,
Language: English
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Published By: George Allen & Unwin, London
octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 416
ISBN:
The fellowship of the ring - fifth impression 1956
The two towers - fourth impression 1956
The return of the king - second impression, November 1955
Bookplate of R.W.Th. Lober (Political Editor)
SKU: BTETM0002471
Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg
Good - Red cloth, Gilt lettering on spint. Spine ends and boards scrubbed and rubbed. Text block firm and strong. Discolouration to FEP and REP with some spotting. Maps present in all three volumes all in very good condition, clean, bright and no tears. Please see photos as part of condition report