The Lord of The Rings: three-volume matching set of the Revised Edition: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of The King, all 1971 with matching dust jackets
Published by George Allen & Unwin, 1971
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: M&B Books, London, United KingdomM&B Books
AbeBooks seller since April 6, 2018
Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 485.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Hardcovers with matching dust jackets. Condition: all Near Fine. Revised Second Edition with no previous owner's marks or gift dedications throughout; very clean and uniform red publisher's matching top stain to all three volumes; fold-out maps in all three volumes are in fine condition. Dust jackets are not price-clipped (£1.95) throughout. The Fellowship of The Ring, 1971. Near Fine: very clean and bright gilt lettered spine with hard bottom tip and dark red boards with four sharp corners; tiny amount of spotting to front paste down and to first end paper, none to the rest of the first eight pages before the text; very clean and tight text block with no marks or spotting. Dust jacket condition: Near Fine: very clean dark grey ground with white and black lettering to front panel and to spine with no fading; no losses or tears; just a very few tiny white spots and scuffs to spine and to two of four flap corners; rear panel is a little marked with a very thin stain to the bottom edge only. The Two Towers, 1971: Near Fine: similar condition to previous volume, but with no spotting at all to paste downs or to end papers. Dust jacket condition: Near Fine: as above, but with no spotting nor stain to verso; very thin off-white line to edge of rear flap bend and to part of bottom edge of front flap. The Return of The King, 1971. Near Fine condition as above: but with particularly bright and clean spine and boards. Dust jacket condition: Near Fine: as above, but with tiny white scuffs to grey spine tips; two-inch red half-circle mark to verso and brown age stains to rear flap edge. Altogether, a very handsome set in exceptionally good condition for its age.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Lord of The Rings: three-volume matching set of the Revised Edition: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of The King, all 1971 with matching dust jackets
- Author
- Tolkien, J R R
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Publication year
- 1971
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Printing
- 5th or later Printin
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| Item | 7 to 10 business days | 10 to 45 business days |
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M&B Books is a partnership between an experienced part-time dealer and a full-time online bookseller – both based in South London. Mick McLean has been selling collectable books at markets and Book Fairs since 1983. Mick sells mainly Modern First Editions with a crime and mystery focus reflecting his own collecting interests. To complement Mick’s depth of experience, Peter Belchamber brings the zeal of the relatively new entrant to book collection and dealing. Peter's interests include thriller writers and adventure stories from the 1920s to the present day, together with historical fiction.…
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