The Fellowship of the Ring. Being the first part of The Lord of the Rings; The Two Towers; The Return of the King.
by TOLKIEN, J.R.R
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., [1965]. Three volumes. 8vo. 423, [1]; 352; 416 pp., w/ maps (3 large folding, 1 at end of each vol.). Uniformly bound in blue cloth, gilt lettering front covers & spines (minor shelfwear, minor thumbing to fore-edges), w/ d.j.s. cover art by Walter Lorraine (minor edgewear, darkening to spines, minor closed tears on vols. I & III on spines, ghosting of old tape repairs on versos), still VG/VG- set, all preserving $ 5.95 price on front flaps, preserved in open-backed slipcase. First American edition, 14th printing of vol. I, 11th printings of Vols. II & III, of Tolkien’s gound breaking fantasy classic which was originally published successively in England by George Allen & Unwin from 1954-1955, with sheets imported to the United States for use by Houghton Mifflin for the American editions. Due to the copyright controversy spawned by the tremendously successful Ace paperback edition launched by Donald Wollheim in 1965 which went onto sell 100,000 copies, this edition was retired and replaced with 2nd Revised edition in 1967, which featured an expanded Return of the King, and entirely new bindings and jacket art.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53505
- Title
- The Fellowship of the Ring. Being the first part of The Lord of the Rings; The Two Towers; The Return of the King.
- Author
- TOLKIEN, J.R.R
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Co.,
- Place of Publication
- Boston:
- Date Published
- [1965].
- Keywords
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, Literature, English Literature, Hobbits, Modern Firsts, Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Folklore, Houghton Mifflin, Elves, Cinema, Film, Wollheim, Cover Art, Walter Lorraine
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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