Lord Ring Volume Set by Tolkien J R R (33 results)
Published by Unknown
- Softcover
Seller: Rye Berry Books, Placerville, CA, U.S.A.Rye Berry Books
Contact seller3-star sellerpaperback. Condition: Good. Used - Good:Â NOT Ex-library. Item may have signs of use (such as marks, edgewear, cuts, tears, bends, or crushes on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket) but is still readable with intact binding. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. Slipcase, dust covers, or boxed set cases may be mi…ssing. May be missing bundled media, access codes, and/or accessories.
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin, 2000
- Softcover
Seller: Smith Family Bookstore Downtown, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.Smith Family Bookstore Downtown
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£ 34.29
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. text clean and unmarked. binding tight. covers have very light wear. fore-edge, head and foot of book have very light wear and some toning. OVERSIZE SET: INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE.
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Published by Ballantine Books, 1966
- Softcover
Seller: Friends of Ontario City Library, Ontario, CA, U.S.A.Friends of Ontario City Library
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good. Complete set. Books and box are complete and intact, just shows wear.
Published by Methuen Publications, 1971
- Softcover
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.Midtown Scholar Bookstore
Contact seller5-star sellermass_market. Condition: Good. BOXED SET. 1975. COLLECTIBLE. Set of three paperback books, all in good condition, in decorative, protective, cardboard slipcase. Slipcase shows some chipping at head. Authorized Canadian Edition, Methuen Publications. JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series includes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The…Two Towers, and the Return of the King. GOOD - Collectible. Standard-sized.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1978
- Softcover
Seller: RiverRaisinBooks, Dundee, MI, U.S.A.RiverRaisinBooks
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 38.06
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Add to basketpaperback. Condition: Very Good. LIGHT WEAR TO SLIPCASE AND VERY LIGHT WEAR TO BOOKS.
Published by Ballantine, 1970
- Softcover
Seller: Blindpig Books, salt lake city, UT, U.S.A.Blindpig Books
Contact seller5-star sellerpaperback. Condition: Used - Acceptable. All 4 books. Mismatched paperback set. Different cover graphics. Different sizes. Some wear. Very readable copies.
Language: English
Published by William Morrow Paperbacks September 2012, 2012
- Softcover
Seller: BookMarx Bookstore, Steubenville, OH, U.S.A.BookMarx Bookstore
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: New
£ 70.77
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Trade Paperback. Condition: New. Support Small Business by buying this book.
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1993
- Hardcover
Seller: BC BOOKS, APOLLO BEACH, FL, U.S.A.BC BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: NEW CONDITION. Dust Jacket Condition: NEW DUST JACKETS. Second Edition, Later Printing. // NO REMAINDER MARK// NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKS OF ANY KIND (no names or inscriptions, no bookplate, no underlining, etc) // NOT PRICE CLIPPED// THE SLIPCASE IS IN AS-NEW CONDITION. Rita Marshall and Alan Lee (illustrator…).
- Softcover
Seller: Saul54, Lynn, MA, U.S.A.Saul54
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£ 109.73
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Soft cover. Condition: New. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. Four Fine Soft cover leatherette bound volumes in a NearFine slip case. be1/2. Pictures available upon request.
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Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1965
- Hardcover
Seller: Fantastic Book Discoveries, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.Fantastic Book Discoveries
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 2nd Edition. second edition, 7th and 8th printings. set of three volumes with slipcase, jackets in mylar have a few losses on upper spines, case is sturdy with some minor surface wear on label, 3 maps present in rear, no markings, this is a heavy item over four pounds, shi…pping above standard outside U.S.
- Hardcover
Seller: Sutton Books, Norwich, VT, U.S.A.Sutton Books
Contact seller4-star sellerAssociation member: IOBA
Condition: Used - As new
£ 201.94
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Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. THREE VOLUMES IN SLIPCASE Hbks, 4tos, illustr full-page color plates, an unread set, excellent, clean, tight and unmarked in fine, unclipped djs in unblemished pictorial slipcase, a beautiful set, as new. Alan Lee (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by Easton Press
- Hardcover
Seller: Tin Can Mailman, Arcata, Arcata, CA, U.S.A.Tin Can Mailman, Arcata
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: New. 4 volume set, new in shrink wrap. According to publisher, and confirmed as possible without unwrapping: Leather bound, hubbed spine, with 24k gold accents. Gilded page ends. Moire fabric endsheets. Silk ribbon bookmark. Signatures are sewn, not glued. Pictures available on request.
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1987
Series: Book 1 of 3 - Lord of the Rings
- Hardcover
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.Rare Book Cellar
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£ 417.55
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Hardcover. Second Edition; Thirty-Eighth Printing. All three volumes Near Fine ina Very Good+ slipcase. The Two Towers and The Return of the King 36th printing. Light shelfwear on slipcase top corners. Small cracks on slipcase top edges.
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965
- Hardcover
Seller: Earl The Pearls, Edmond, OK, U.S.A.Earl The Pearls
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 495.32
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 5th, 4th, 4th printings, all with W. All Maps present in Fine condition. 423, 352, 440 pages. Return of the Ring front hinge cracked at the title page. Black cloth with lightly sunned spines. Pages clean and free of writing or marks. Ring and Eye design stamped on each fro…nt board in gilt and metallic with matching topstain.
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press Cambridge, 1967
- Hardcover
Seller: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, U.S.A.The Book Bin
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1967, complete in three volumes, all first printings of the revised second edition. Black cloth with gilt spine titling, decoration to front boards in gold and orange (Fellowship of the Ring), gold and red (Two Towers), or gold and purple (Return of the King), the secondar…y color matching the color of the textblock topstains and the designs of their dust jackets. Cloth good+ or very good- with light shelf-wear and fading, light edgewear including gently bumped spine ends and fore-edge corners. The spines of Fellowship and Towers are cocked forward slightly; Return of the King is square. All three bindings sound. Dust jackets scuffed, edgeworn, slightly faded, and protected in Mylar; the jackets for Towers and Return of the King are about good, with chipping at spine ends and fore-edge corners, and a few small spots of staining to the front inner flap of Towers; the jacket for Fellowship is acceptable only, with a few scratches, a long closed tear across the spine extending half-way into the front panel, and larger chipping at spine ends and fore-edge corners, including loss to the publisher name at spine foot. Dust jackets are not price-clipped, with $6.00 cover prices at front inner flaps. Gift inscription penned to front paste down of Fellowship of the Ring; staining to upper fore-edge margin of the first two pages of The Two Towers (reflected from similar at DJ inner flap). Interiors else clean, texts bright and unmarked.
More imagesPublished by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967
- Hardcover
Seller: Lost Paddle Books, IOBA, Albany, CA, U.S.A.Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. A complete set of the Second/Revised Edition without slipcase. All books ex-lirbary with black illustrated cloth with gilt/colored foils and tinting to top page ends. The Fellowship of the Rings states Ninth Printing, but no price on jacket so book club. Book…has vertical crease to spine, some rubbing through cloth at bottoms of boards, hinge repairs at endpapers with paper scarring and usual stamps. No map. Soiling to page ends. Jacket has some chips at spine ends/corners and tape reinforcement to inside of spine and flap creases/corners, and outside at head and heel - Poor/Good. The Two Towers states Twelfth Printing. Book has some rubbing through cloth to bottoms of boards, pocket to ffep and stamps/stickers, tape stains and some moisture stains to endpapers. Map attached to inside of rfep. Soiling to page ends. Jacket is unclipped($9.95) with tape reinforcement to top and bottom inside of spine, moisture stain to top inside of spine, some scratches, nicks, abrasions and a short tear - Fair/Good. The Return of the King states Fourth printing. Book has pocket to ffep with paper scarring to same, paper residue from old jacket protector to pastedowns and a few library stamps. No map. Some spots to top page ends. Jacket is unclipped ($6.50) with just a few marks/spots of residue to inside of front flap and a little sticker removal scarring to spine - Fair/Very Good. Various Printings.
Published by Bookcase Shop Ltd., 1976
- Hardcover
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.Tacoma Book Center
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 95.25
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket included. Later Edition. ISBN . Three Volume Set of Hardbacks. Revised Edition. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dustjackets with minor chips,rubs and creases around their edges. Tight, sound, copies with black remainder slashes to front edges of books. Taiwanese edition…s may be pirated although some are legal reprints with Houghton Mifflins blessing, no way to tell, they definitely used much cheaper paper and the books, while containing the complete text of the Revised Edition are thinner. than the English or American Editions. Nice set for completists. No Signature.
Published by HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, 1967
- Hardcover
Seller: Bookmonger.Ltd, HILLSIDE, NJ, U.S.A.Bookmonger.Ltd
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 99.00
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Add to baskethardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pocket size-3 Volume set- Harper Collins-Crease on cover*.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1982
- Hardcover
Seller: Smith Family Bookstore Downtown, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.Smith Family Bookstore Downtown
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 114.30
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. revised edition. book club edition. text clean and unmarked. binding tight. boards have very light wear. edges of pages have very light wear. mylar-covered dust jackets have very light fading to spines and very light wear.
Published by HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, 1966
- Hardcover
Seller: BRIER ROSE BOOKS, TEANECK, NJ, U.S.A.BRIER ROSE BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 152.40
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. SECOND EDITION (VOLUME I & 2 ARE SECOND PRINTING, VOLUME 3 FIRST PRINTING). DUST JACKETS HAVE SOME MINOR CHIP, WEAR & TEAR AND ARE PRICE CLIPPED. NO INK, NO CREASES. MAPS ARE FINE. EACH DUST JACKET IS IN A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVER. DESPITE FLAWS, THIS IS A VERY S…TRONG TIGHT ATTRACTIVE SET.
More imagesPublished by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1965
- Hardcover
Seller: Luis Porretta Fine Arts, Nanaimo RPO Country Club, BC, CanadaLuis Porretta Fine Arts
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 209.56
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Near Fine. Second Edition. A beautiful three volume set comprising: Fellowship of the Ring, (2nd edition, 12th printing) The Two Towers (2nd Edition, 11th printing) and The Return of the King (2nd edition, 11th printing) . The books are bound in black grained cloth with the ring and eye trilogy…motif on front boards. The books are in Very Good condition, the dust wrappers are also in very good condition, showing light shelf wear only. The books are contained in a Very Good slipcase. All in all, a wonderful and quite scarce set with all maps (outlined in red) intact.; 9" x 6".
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A., PASADENA, CA, U.S.A.Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A.
Contact seller3-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. FIRST. THREE VOLUME SET ALL FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTINGS IN DUST JACKET.
Published by The Folio Society., London., 1993
- Hardcover
Seller: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books, CARMARTHEN, United KingdomSue Lloyd-Davies Books
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 210.00
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. New Edition; Third Printing. Third printing of the 1990 edition. Bound in what is apparently full elephant hide paper (simulating vellum) decorated in gilt, metallic silver and red on the front boards with a clever design of the 'One Ring' encapsulating the 9 rings for mortal men…surrounding the three concentric elvish rings surrounding 7 interlinked dwarvish rings. There are couple of very light pale tan (splash? ) marks on the spines, but not 100% sure they are marks as the paper is flecked like vellum anyway - they are pretty negligible and only really seen close to. Front and back covers immaculate. Illustrations are as the original 1977 Folio edition by Ingahlid Grathmer and drawn by Eric Fraser. The books feature a top edge dyed red and red metallic lettering to the spines. Housed in original gilt lettered crimson, paper covered, stiff card slipcase , which shows only very minor storage wear. No damage, VG corners. Internally FINE with No Inscriptions or marks. Overall this is a very bright, clean set of this iconic work. This set is overweight and will likely require extra postage depending on your location. Please check with seller if unsure. See Images; Each Volume Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. Illustrated by Ingahlid Grathmer and Drawn by Eric Fraser. (illustrator).
Published by Easton Press, Norwalk, 1984
- Hardcover
Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.Pat Cramer, Bookseller
Contact seller4-star sellerAssociation member: TXBA
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 300.62
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Add to basketFull-Leather. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: None,As Issued. All volumes square solid tight copies. Bound in full leather, gold inlay to boards and spines, gold tipped text blocks, sewn in markers. All copies have some light rubbing wear, some scuffing to edges of the text blocks. Over-all nice set, not perfect h…owever. THIS BOOK IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY. Book.
More imagesPublished by Folio Society,, 2020
- Hardcover
Seller: C L Hawley (PBFA), Skipton, YORKS, United KingdomC L Hawley (PBFA)
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Condition: Used
£ 276.00
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Fine set in good+ slipcase. Three hardback volumes in slipcase. Illustrated by Ingahild Grathmer. Bound in turquoise heavily decorated in gilt and with illustrated medallions to the front. In maroon slipcase with gilt titles. All three volumes are very clean, bright and neat. Slipcase has a very few, very fa…int marks and has some very slight surface bubbling to the maroon papers to its sides. The slicpase is sound. A really very nice set of this collectible trilogy. Fine set in good+ slipcase. Ingahild Grathmer (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by George Allen & Unwin., London .UK, 1967
- Hardcover
Seller: powellbooks Somerset UK., Ilminster, SOM, United Kingdompowellbooks Somerset UK.
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Condition: Used - Very good
£ 450.00
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised Edition. Lord of the Rings 3 Vol Set: The Fellowship of the Rings 2nd Edition, 2nd Impression 1967. with fold-out map at rear. The red boards and binding are square and tight. There is a small label to the lower front paste-down under the front flap. The…text block which has a red top to the head is clean and bright, the dust jacket in grayish/green as minor wear to the spine ends and a small open tear to the lower corner of the rear flap. There is foxing to the inside of the dustjacket. The Two Towers 2nd Edition,1966. with fold-out map at rear. The red boards and binding are square and tight. There is a small label on the lower front paste-down under the front flap. The text block which has a red top to the head is clean and bright, the dust jacket in grayish/green as minor wear to the spine ends , there is a printed blocking line with the title of this book printed above on the inside of the front flap. The Return of the King 2nd Edition,1966. with fold-out map at rear. The red boards and binding are square and tight The text block which has a red top to the head is clean and bright, the dust jacket in grayish/green as minor wear to the spine ends , there is a printed blocking line with the title of this book printed above on the inside of the front flap. There is also one or two small marks on the inside of the dustjacket. All three volumes are free of any inscriptions. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only. All books are photographed in the box they are packed in as proof against in-transit damage.
More imagesPublished by George Allen & Unwin, 1971
- Hardcover
Seller: M&B Books, London, United KingdomM&B Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 485.00
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 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 al…l 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.
More imagesPublished by Allen & Unwin 1970/1971, 1970
- Hardcover
Seller: Alpha 2 Omega Books BA, Southampton, HANTS, United KingdomAlpha 2 Omega Books BA
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£ 490.00
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Fifth/Sixth impression. VGC. George Allen and Unwin, 1970/1971. Revised Second edition. The Fellowship of the Ring- 1970, Fifth impression. The Two Towers.- 1971, Sixth impression. The Return of the King- 1971, Sixth impression. Red hardbacks (gilt lettering to t…he spines, a couple of small nicks on the edges of the covers and spines) with Dj covers (small nicks, creases and ink marks on the edges of the Dj covers, small tear on the edges of the back Dj cover for book 3), both in VGC. The books include maps. Nice and clean pages with small ink marks on the outer edges, small creases and nicks on the edges of the pages, small foxing marks inside the edges of front cover/front endpaper and back cover/back endpaper. The books are in VGC for its age with some shelf wear. Price un-clipped for book 1, price clipped for book 2 and 3. 1215pp including Appendices, indexes. A collectable revised second edition with early impressions. Heavy set (approx. 1.9 Kg). More images are available.
Published by The Folio Socity: London, 1977
- Hardcover
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.John K King Used & Rare Books
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£ 2,190.82
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3 vols. Illus. by Eric Fraser, 9 x 5.5", gilt-lettered leather backed silk; teg, 459pp, 372pp; 487pp with index, some darkening last several pp at upper forecorner of volume one else a nice, unread set in a lightly rubbed and dustly slipcase. LIMITED TO 1750 NUMBERED COPIES (this is #26). Extra s…hipping costs for this heavy set will be determined upon purchase.
More imagesPublished by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1954
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Aesthete's Eye Books, West Jordan, UT, U.S.A.Aesthete's Eye Books
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£ 4,229.24
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A complete 3-volume set of the 1st American Edition of Tolkien's masterwork, in the 3rd/5th/1st impressions respectively (Actually they are the 2nd/4th/1st impressions, see below). Their conditions, also respectively, are VG, VG+, and NF. Original Br…itish sheets published in America by Houghton Mifflin in 1954, 1955, and 1956. "The Fellowship of the Ring" has an undated title page, and also has the Allen & Unwin device on the half-title and a colophon on p. 424, the half-title itself being a cancel-title leaf, along with pp. 29-30, indicating it is variant 2 of the 3rd impression (technically the 2nd American impression, since the 2nd British impression was never shipped to the United States). The endpages are lightly foxed, and the top edge is very lightly so, with a bump to the top front cover corner and an indentation to the bottom front, as well as some light shelfwear and faint tanning towards the cover edges. The dustjacket is strongly indicated to be a 3rd or 4th impression, possessing their signature Tolkien portrait photo on the back trimmed not straight across, as on the 1st and later impressions, but with a slight V-shape. It is in NF shape with some slight fading and wear, but no chips or tears. The Two Towers has the 5th impression's signature copyright page identical to that of the 1st impression, except the copyright date is "1955" instead of "1954." The book is VG+, with a bottom front corner bump, some light wear and shelf curl to the spine head and heel, very light corner wear, a light ink signature on the front pastedown, very lightly browned gutters, and a single small stained spot on the front free flyleaf. The VG+ dj has an early issue price ($5.00), and is likely the same impression as the book, as the cover art's line work, although lightly sunned and faded, appears to be dark blue, and not jet-black as in djs later than the 5th impression. It also has some light wrinkling, but no chips or tears. The light sunning has also affected the Title lettering, fading it from red to brown. The Return of the King is a true 1st impression, with all 1st impression points: "1956" on title pg, no other printings listed on copyright pg., the "4" printed near the bottom of p. 9, and "Men" with extra space at the bottom of p. 281. NF with very slight head and heel shelf wear, but otherwise Fine. The VG+ dj is also a true first impression, unfortunately price-clipped but with the bottom of the oversized "5" and the dollar sign possessing two uprights instead of only 1 both still visible. It has some light staining on the back, as well as some light sunning, but is otherwise in beautiful condition. All 3 dustjackets have been expertly conserved and restored by one of the premier paper conservators in the United States, and ROTK in addition has had some light restoration work. All 3 volumes are further protected by mylar jackets. A beautiful set of the very rare early impressions of this edition.
