The Lord of the Rings. 3 Volumes The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King
by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1967. 2nd Edition 2nd Printing. Cloth Bound Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1967 Second Edition, Second Impression, Revised Edition. Size Octavo, 8.5" tall, 423, 352 and 440 pages. Publisher's original Crimson red cloth with gilt titling to the spines, top page edges are red, with the dust jackets. Books condition all very good, a little rubbing to corners and spine ends on each volume, previous owner's name to each of the front free end-papers, pages are a little toned otherwise intact. The folding maps at the rear of each volume are all present, attached and in very clean condition. Dust jackets conditions are all very good. Corners and folds rubbed on each volume, small tears and chips at the head and tail of each spine, no loss of text, spines slightly sunned, none of the jackets are price clipped, all priced at 25s net and all jacket front flaps are correct and state "second edition
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- Bookseller
- Lazarus Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017816
- Title
- The Lord of the Rings. 3 Volumes The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King
- Author
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Bound Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition 2nd Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 1215
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- FICTION FANTASY MIDDLE EARTH HOBBITS BAGGINS ONE RING THIRD AGE
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Lazarus Books Limited
Biblio member since 2007
Blackpool, Lancashire
About Lazarus Books Limited
We are a small family business located in Blackpool, England. We stock a varied range of Antiquarian and Collectable Books; Antiquarian Holy Bibles, Fine Bindings, Literature, Poetry, Military, Travel, First Editions, Illustrated, Childrens', Signed Books and more.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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