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A beautiful set of The Lord of the Rings true First Editions of this classic of fantasy literature.
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The Lord of the Rings, early impressions of the 1st UK Edition, originally published in 1954/1955/1955 respectively.
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The set is housed in the original publishers slipcase with the Lord of the Rings label to the front.
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A four volume paperback set housed in the Publishers original Gold Foil covered slipcase, featuring the Heraldic symbols that were drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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All three volumes are in Near Fine condition with a bright top edge stain, clean and bright textblock, and in Near Fine dustwrappers.
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The Hobbit, stated 8th impression from the dustjacket, published by Houghton Mifflin from sheets imported from Great Britain
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The J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference was held at Keble College, Oxford, England, from August 17-24, 1992, to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien
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The books feature Alan Lee's Illustrations that were commissioned to celebrate the Centenary of Tolkiens Birth
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The Lord of the Rings, later impressions of the 1st UK Edition, published in 1965/1965/1965 respectively
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This is the only paperback 'Lord of the Rings' to be printed based on later printings of the 1st Edition.
All others were based on the revised editions.
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A complete set of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, which include The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion by The Folio Society published in 2002
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The Lord of the Rings with all three books in their correct 1st impression dustjackets, in positively Near Fine condition
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The Hobbit with first Issue dustjacket with the hand correction in ink, of the 'e' in the misspelt 'Dodgeson', on the rear flap
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This is the 1st printing of 1937, featuring the black and white frontispiece of The Hill: Hobbiton across the Water', with all illustrations by the author.
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The History of Middle-earth, full numberline 1 - 10 on title verso, indicating they are all the 1st printings, or impressions
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A custom slipcase featuring tolkien's Ring and Eye device on one side, and his JRRT monogram gilt stamped on the case. Makes a beautiful presentation of these exceptional books.
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1st impression of the ballantine Paperback Edition, published August 1965
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The Hobbit, one of 1000 copies of the 1958 UK Tenth Impression book with a Ninth Impression Jacket, which would make this even more scarce than the 3,500 copies of the Tenth Impression books in the Tenth Impression Jackets.
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A four volume paperback set housed in the Publishers original Red pictorial slipcase, featuring the Heraldic symbols that were drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Lord of the Rings, three volume set featuring Alan Lee's Illustrations. Only one printing of this lovely set was ever published
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The 20th Anniversary Edition by Harper Collins, edited with introduction, commentary, index and maps by Christopher Tolkien. Published by Harper Collins in 2006
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The Hobbit, with illustrations and cinematic sequence drawings based on the animated film by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass
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The Hobbit, illustrated edition by Alan Lee, 1st printing thus, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the original publication in 1937
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Published in 2003 by Harper Collins, this is the Large Print Edition
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The Lord of the Rings, special edition with fifty paintings specially commissioned by Alan Lee, to celebrate the birth of J.R.R. Tolkien on January 3, 1892
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A beautiful boxed set of the definitive examination of how Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece The Hobbit
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First published in 1989 in three graphic novels based on The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, by Eclipse Books in 1990
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The Hobbit, Fourteenth impression (overall) published in 1963, in a correct Fourteenth impression dustjacket
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Published in 1949, this is the 1st impression of the 1st Edition, published by Allen & Unwin in its original dustjacket
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Appendix I., contains the early philological essay by Tolkien 'On the Name Nodens'. by Professor J.R.R. Tolkien
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A very beautiful set of the First Printing by the Folio Society of this classic of fantasy literature.
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The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide, comprised of The Chronology and The Reader's Guide, is a comprehensive guide to J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien. A nice looking set of this unusual presentation of tolkien's trilogy.
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The Lord of the Rings, Comprised of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Published by George Allen & Unwin, early 1960's set of the UK 1st Editions.
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It features the 4 color and 9 black and white illustrations by Tolkien, all of which are present and in extremely clean and bright condition.
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The Lord of the Rings, an exceptional and lovely set of true first editions of this classic of fantasy literature
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The set consists of a 10th impression of March 1967 The Fellowship of the Ring, 7th impression The Two Towers & 7th impression The Return of the King, both from October 1966.
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Published by Houghton Mifflin in 1959, from sheets printed in Great Britain. The book is in Near Fine condition, with no soiling to the covers.
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The Silver Anniversary Edition to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the release of the Lord of the Rings in 1954
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A wonderful copy of an The Hobbit 1st US edition, housed in it's very rare and newly professionally restored original dustjacket.
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This is a 2nd Edition The Hobbit, Thirteenth impression overall, published in 1961, in its original and correct non price clipped Thirteenth impression dustjacket.
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To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, a sumptuous full colour art book containing the complete collection of more than 100 Hobbit sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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These images eventually defined the look and feel of Peter Jackson's movie trilogy, and earned Alan Lee an Academy Award.
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Published in 1992 by Houghton Mifflin, this is the 1st US Edition, 1st impression with full numberline from 1-10.
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A custom faux leather clamshell, stamped with tolkien's Mountains and Dragon design to protect and show this classic of fantasy literature.
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A Near Fine copy in a Very Good Plus condition original dustjacket designed by Tolkien, as found on the original UK Editions.
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This full fledged picture book version, contains the full text of The Hobbit, and will be loved by young and old alike.
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This is the UK Edition, bound by William Clowes & Sons, Ltd, with the unpriced dustjacket, indicating it is the Export Edition, or true 1st.
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A matched set consisting of the 12th impression of 1962 for The Fellowship of the Ring, the 9th impression of 1962 for The Two Towers, and the 9th impression of 1962 for The Return of the King.
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Published in 1950, printed in Great Britain, this is the 1st impression of the 1st Edition, published by Houghton Mifflin.
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A beautiful original set of this classic, housed in a custom slipcase featuring Tolkien Ring and Eye Device.
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A wonderful copy of an extremely collectable book, housed in it's very rare and newly restored original dustjacket.
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#000294 - 1st UK Lord of the Rings, with dustjackets 1st imp's - SOLD
George Allen & Unwin, published in 1954, and 1955, the 1st UK Edition, 1st impressions.
The Fellowship of the Ring is a 1st impression published on July 29th 1954.
The Two Towers is a 1st impression published on November 11th, 1954.
The Return of the King is a 1st impression published on October 20th, 1955.
#000335 - 1st US Hobbit 1st State - Facsimile dustjacket & slipcase - SOLD
There are no names or writing in the book.
The text block and maps are also very clean and bright, without any foxing whatsoever.
The original cloth shows no shelf wear on the bottom edges, very clean, and only the lightest wear at the top of the spine. A wonderfull copy of an extremely collectable book.
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The Tolkien Library Store always has a large amount of rare and collectible Tolkien books up for sale. The books in the Tolkien Library Store always have a high collectible value and are of the finest on the market. Tolkien books available include both the UK and US editions,
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