The Return Of the King

George Allen and Unwin, London, 1955 First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful dustjacket that is rich in color with light wear to the edges. This original First Printing dustjacket has the 21s net price present on the front flap and the lettering on the spine is unfaded. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a sharp copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collectors condition. We buy Tolkien First Editions.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1955. First Edition - American, First Printing. Near fine in a bright attractive dust jacket with a few very minor mends by a paper conservationist. The basis of the acclaimed Peter Jackson film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture of the Year.

George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1955 First Edition, First Printing with "First Published in 1955" printed on the copyright page. A beautiful copy. This ORIGINAL price clipped dustjacket is vibrant in color without ubiquitous fading to the spine. The book is in wonderful shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with light wear to the spine. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A stunning copy with the original map present in the back of the book.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1955 First Edition, First Printing. An attractive dustjacket with light wear to the spine and edges. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with minor wear to the spine and edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy with the map present in collectors condition.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1955. First edition, First Printing with "First Published in 1955" on the copyright page. With the decorated title-page runes designed by the author and with the large folding map at the rear. 8vo, publisher’s original red cloth with gilt lettered spine, t.e.r., in original decorated dustjacket printed in black, red and gold. 416 pp. A very handsome and bright copy, the jacket especially clean and well preserved, ownership stamp to the front pastedown and a bit of offset to the free-fly. FIRST EDITION OF THE FINAL BOOK OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK OF FANTASY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. The third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" (following The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers) begins in the kingdom of Gondor, which is soon to be attacked by the Dark Lord Sauron. Tolkien though the title was too much of a spoiler, giving away too much of the story and wanted to call it "The War of the Ring". But Allen & Unwin preferred "The Return of the King", and the rest is Middle Earth history.

BOSTON: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY.. Fine. 1956. First Edition. First American Edition. Map and all the 'first issue' points present. 1500 copies printed. Very close to fine in a solidly near fine dj. (Small & faint soil spot on fore edge. Half-inch tear at head of rear panel of dj. at edge of spine. Couple of tiny edge nicks & hints of shelfwear as well) A stunning copy of the concluding volume of 'The Lord Of The Rings' trilogy. Basis for director Peter Jackson's Academy Award winning film adaptation. (B) .

George Allen and Unwin, London, 1955 First Edition, First Printing. This FIRST ISSUE dustjacket with NO blurbs under the titles on the back panel has the publisher's printed price present with minor wear to the spine. The book is in nice shape. The binding is tight with minor wear to the edges. The pages have minor wear to the edges with NO writing, marks or bookplates in book. A sharp copy with the ORIGINAL dustjacket.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

London: Allen & Unwin, 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition, First Impression, First State. Without the no 4 on page 49 and no reviewer comments to first two titles on the rear flap of the D/W (indicating first state). Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Original folding map to the rear. A near fine copy in like price-clipped D/W with a couple of small nicks and short closed tears to the top edge of the back panel and minuscule fraying at the top of the spine. A totally honest copy with no restoration.

George Allen and Unwin, London, 1955 First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published in 1955" printed on the copyright page. This ORIGINAL dustjacket has the 21s. net printed price present on the front flap with minor wear to the edges. The book is in nice shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with slight foxing to the endpapers. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in book. A lovely copy bound in the original publisher's red cloth.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

First American Edition, First Printing with all points present. In very good condition, clean and unmarked, in a very good dust jacket, lightly chipped at spine ends, small closed tears at front panel.

George Allen and Unwin, 1955 First Edition, First Issue binding in Red cloth with the words "First Published in 1955" printed on the copyright page. A very good dustjacket with wear to the spine and panels. The book is bound in the original publisher's red cloth with some wear to the boards. The pages are clean with minor wear and discoloration. Overall, an affordable copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION published in London.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

1956. FAE. TOLKIEN, J. R. R. THE RETURN OF THE KING. Being the Third Part of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Boston: Houghton Mifflin; Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1956. The third and final book of Tolkein's trilogy. First American edition. 493 pp., plus a fine folding map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor, printed in red and black on watermarked paper, that is tipped onto the rear pastedown. Octavo. Publisher's blue cloth binding, with gilt lettering on upper board and spine, and top-edge stained yellow. A very good and clean copy, but for some light foxing on endpapers, in a like dust-jacket, that shows some light foxing and just a touch of edgewear at heel and crown. (Hammond & Anderson A5,biii).

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1956. First American Edition. Some foxing; owner’s signature; very good in dust jacket.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1955. First UK edition, fifth impression. Hardcover. Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings. 8vo, 416 pp, with folding map. Red cloth covers with gilt title at spine. Cloth covers are very clean. Off white dj with title in black at front cover and in black and red at off white dj spine. Dj is slightly sunned at spine, very slightly edge worn at top edges, unclipped, with Fifth Impression at inside flap and price of 21s. Internally, very clean, with no signatures and folding map in excellent condition. Fine/very good +.

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Mariner Books. PAPERBACK. B015X40DNG Meets the good condition guidelines. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence! . Good.

Allen & Unwin, 1955. First Edition in Very Good Minus condition but lacking a Dust Jacket. Map in back still attatched.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Hardcover.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Nearly fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. 1956. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 416 pp., First printing of the first American edition with fold-out map affixed to the rear pastedown., Title page with 1956, copyright page with four Tolkien titles listed and " Printed in Great Britain" at the bottom with no other printings mentioned. Page 49 with a "4" at the bottom margin; page 281 with the gap closed in " Men." Dust jacket with publisher's original $5.00 price intact, with the bottom loop of the 5 descending well below the zeros, and with reviews of The Fellowship of the Rings and The Two Towers on the rear panel. Light rubbing and a couple short, closed tears to dust jacket but no chips; a very nice copy overall. .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1956. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 5 1/2 x 9 in. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles. First edition, first printing with all points - 1956 on title pg., Printed in Great Britain on copyright pg. with no subsequent printings, pg. 49 has the 4 in the lower margin, and pg. 281 has the gap in the word "men." Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; Covers are very clean and fresh with a hint of sunning to the upper edges and very minor shelf wear to lower edges. Binding tight and text bright and unmarked. The front endpapers have partial toning caused by a newspaper clipping having been placed there. DJ is VERY GOOD ; not price-clipped ($5.00) very clean with some mild toning, spine is not toned or sunned. Two small closed tears to upper front, one with a smaller open chip at edge, the other with some small creases. A few minor chips to spine ends. In a new Mylar wrapper. Fic. RGR.

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Houghton Mifflin. Collectible - Good. 1956 on title page, no date on copyrt. page, 5.00 original price on dust jacket, assumed 1st, blue cloth covers are quite worn at ends (boards are showing), spine ends also quite worn away, foxing to eps and pastedowns, ink owner inscription to fep, o/w interior is clean and sound, grey dust jacket with red lettering and design, dj is also quite edgeworn and chipped, foxing to dj rear.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1955. 1st British Edition, 2nd. Printi. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. 416 pp., + indexes + appendixes at rear, crimson cloth bdg. with gilt-stamped titling on spine, tec. The second printing was issued in November 1955, illustrated with a fold-out large map of Rohan Gondor and Mordor. FINE(page's edges barely yellowed, otherwise tight & pristine)DJ(scuffed edges with tiny chips st top and bottom spine and corners of flaps, slightly soiled, spine browned, but complete and unclipped)Please contact us directly for a full description. Photo scan available upon request.

George Allen & Unwin, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. the jacket is a colour facsimile. the spine is faded. original burgundy boards are shelf worn and the edges are knocked.the spine ends are slightly frayed. the book has a previous owner's signature on the front end page. the front end page is slightly darkened.the chart is present at the rear of the book. the binding is excellent. the book is a touch cocked which should correct in time. true first edition.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1956 The third volume in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. All printing points present. Hammond; J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, A5biii, pg 101. Large foldout map in rear. Very good in good price-clipped dust jacket with several short tears, small chips and split along the rear flap fold.. First US edition, first printing. Hardcover. Book.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1955. Slipped type and no. 4 on P49, includes map at rear. Book slightly skewed, crease to spine. Spine, top painted edge and front board sunned, cloth rubbed to extremities, tiny top edge paint stain and creased edges to pp 402-404, pp clean and bright.. Hard. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Harper Collins, 2013. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. VG cloth-bound 2nd impression of this edition 2013 Harpercollins hardback, lovely cover design and maps to end-papers, facsimile Tolkien signature to title page. Corners a little pushed with mild page tan only. More by this author available Sent Airmail at no extra cost; Worldwide Shipping IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0007522924. ISBN/EAN: 9780007522927. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 069427.. 9780007522927

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Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine, Accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines. Pristine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine, Accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines. Pristine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine, Accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines. Pristine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1967. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 444 pp. Black cloth-covered boards with 'Ring and eye' device stamped on front cover in purple and gold, title stamped on spine in gold. Purple topstain, fold out map of Middle Earth in rear. The price of $6.00 is printed on the front flap. First printing of the Second Edition. Hammond and Anderson A5f.iii. Few tiny hints of rubbing to extremities, traces of wear to top and bottom of jacket spine; book itself has a small checkmark on the free front endpaper, but is otherwise Fine.

George, Allen and Unwin, 1955. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. Red cloth hardcover book in good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition, in mylar. Map included. This is a 2nd printing of the 1st edition from November 1955. Book shows minimal shelf wear, edges a bit frayed. Top and bottom of spine quite worn. Endpapers/pastedowns lightly spotted. Pages clean, binding secure. Some light damage to fore edge of text. Text has red topstain. DJ edges and spine darkened, edges frayed. Top of spine chipped, some very light brown smudges. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.

Harpercollins Publishers. Hardcover. B005ZOKC36 . New.

Harpercollins Publishers. Hardcover. B005ZOKC36 . New.

Harpercollins Publishers. Hardcover. B005ZOKC36 Remainder mark . Fine.

Harpercollins Publishers. Hardcover. B005ZOKC36 Remainder mark . Fine.

Harpercollins Publishers. Hardcover. B005ZOKC36 Minor shelf wear . Very Good.

Harpercollins Publishers. Hardcover. B005ZOKC36 signs of little wear on the cover. . Very Good.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1955. Hardcover. Fair. Early issue. Fold-out map in rear. Red cloth, tarnished gilt-stamped spine title. Covers heavily dampstained and spine sunned, top edge of pages dampstained, spine sunned and cocked, spine ends and corners frayed, thus fair or better, lacking the dustwrapper. The third volume in the *Lord of the Rings* trilogy, which in its 2003 film incarnation won 11 Academy Awards.

LONDON: GUILD PUBLISHING/BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES. Book Club edition. Standard size hardcover(not the smaller BCA format) with illustrated dust jacket. Purple boards. Slight marking/soiling on page edges. Overall clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Fold out map attached to back endpaper. Fantasy. The third novel in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy. Location: NCB5 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Very Good. Hardcover. REPRINT.. 1987.

Houghton Mifflin, 1966. Book. As New. Cloth. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mint copy in like jacket.Second Printing of The Revised Edition.6.00 on flap.Rare in this condition.Beautiful copy..

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. Good with no dust jacket. 1957. Twentieth Edition. Hardcover. An early impression that appears to have been purchased along with the other two volumes of the trilogy, and kept together as a set (see my listing for "The Two Towers"). Red cloth, 416 pp, color map of Gondor, Rohan, and Mordor tipped in to back end paper. Spine cocked and sunned, crease down center, hinges a little weak, corners worn, minor edge wear, a little rubbing and soiling, some doscoloration on back board, Owner's name on front end paper, interior is clean and unmarked. "While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarmed out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggled deep into Mordor, set of Sauron's power. To defeat the Dark Lord, the accursed Ring of Power had to be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way was impossibly hard, and Frodo was weakening. Weighed down by the compulsion of the Ring, he began finally to despair."; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall .

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Hardcover. 0618260552 . New.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Hardcover. 0618260552 . New.

London: George Allen & Unwin. Fair in Fair dust jacket. (1955). Hardcover. Ex-library, library stamps and markings. Adhesive tape stains to boards and endpapers and dustjacket. Rear flap of dustjacket trimmed slightly, without loss of printed text. Small losses to dustjacket at corners and at ends of dustjacket spine. Extensive brown paper reinforcement to reverse side of dustjacket. Some paper from dustjacket adhering to front joint of spine of book. Dustjacet is not price-clipped. "Second Impression" stated on dustjacket spine. Dustjacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; Second impression, November 1955. 416 pages + large folding map. Red cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Top page edges dyed red. ; 8vo .

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Hardcover. 0618260552 Remainder mark . Fine.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1965. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good ++. Publisher's original red cloth boards, gilt titles to spine. Red and black printed fold-out map at rear. Top edge red. No ownership markings. Clean fresh and bright text block. DJ not price-clipped, 25 s net, spine of jacket a little sunned A small amount of chipping to the jacket but else in nice condition. Scans available on request.

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London: Allen & Unwin, 1966. . First Revised Edition. 8vo. 440pp. Extending map. Red cloth. Fine in very slightly rubbed dust-jacket very slightly dusty on the back panel. .