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Bored of the Rings – The Harvard Lampoon – First Signet Printing, 1969
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First Signet printing of the Harvard Lampoon’s famous Tolkien parody, September 1969, in its original illustrated wrappers. A well-preserved vintage paperback.

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Bored of the Rings – The Harvard Lampoon – First Signet Printing, 1969


First Signet printing of the Harvard Lampoon’s famous Tolkien parody, September 1969, in its original illustrated wrappers. A well-preserved vintage paperback.



The enduring comic send-up of The Lord of the Rings, here in the first Signet printing with its wonderfully period cover illustration.

Bibliographical details:
– Author: The Harvard Lampoon
– Publisher: Signet / New American Library, New York
– Edition: First Signet printing, September 1969
– Year: 1969
– Format: Mass-market paperback
– Signet 451-E9441

Condition report:
The blue pictorial wrappers show expected rubbing and edge wear, with a few small creases; the spine is intact and the pages display normal age-toning.

A lively first paperback printing of the parody that became a cult companion to Tolkien’s epic.

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