The Lord of the Rings, first one-volume edition from 1968 signed by the author on the title page

J.R.R. Tolkien. George Allen & Unwin, 1968. Rebound by the Chelsea Bindery in red morocco.

The first one-volume UK edition, signed by J.R.R. Tolkien in ink on the title page.

The Lord of the Rings, first one-volume UK edition from 1968. The copyright page states "First published in one volume 1968". Originally issued as a paperback, this copy has been rebound as a single leather-bound volume; it is not a multi-volume set.

Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in red morocco, with gilt spine lettering and rules, raised bands and the Ring and Eye design on the front board. Gilt borders, dark green endpapers, gilt-ruled turn-ins and gilt edges. The binder's stamp is visible at the foot of the front turn-in.
The binding is bright and carefully finished, with minor handling traces. The signed title page and copyright page show light paper toning. Tolkien's signature is prominently placed beneath the three part titles.

A signed one-volume Lord of the Rings in an elegant Chelsea Bindery morocco binding.

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