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The Lord of the Rings 3 Volume set: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King - Readers Union 1960
#sa0015 - The Lord of the Rings 3 Volume set: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King - Readers Union 1960 - 700 EUR

First Edition. First Readers Union Edition published in 1960. Readers Union published approx 3000 of these sets.

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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Readers Union 1960.


First Edition. First Readers Union Edition published in 1960. Readers Union published approx 3000 of these sets



A fine set of this unusual presentation of tolkien's trilogy.
Not for sale to the general public, limited to members of the Readers Union only.

Published by the Readers Union in 1960 with the permission of George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London.

Some minor offsetting on the endpapers. A very solid set with clean text block. Shows only some minor spots on very few pages.
The spines have not faded (except for the second volume shows some sunning), rest very fine.

Lacks the original dustjackets.These are the set that features the early line drawing by Tolkien of "Sauron's Eye". The only set to have this particular and very unusual dust jacket. Sadly no jackets.

Scarce in this condition.

Maps in Near Fine condition in the back.

This is a fabulous set and presents beautifully.

First Edition. First Readers Union Edition published in 1960. Readers Union published approx 3000 of these sets.

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