TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd , 1956-1957.
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“Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens": COMPLETE FIRST EDITION, EARLY IMPRESSION SET OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY
Complete first edition, early impression set of each title of Tolkien's epic, best-selling Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with folding maps at rear of each volume. The Fellowship of the Ring is a fifth impression (first published July 1954, fifth impression December 1956) and is near fine in a very good dust jacket with losses to the crown and foot of the spine and tape repairs to the verso, The Two Towers is a fifth impression (first published in 1954, fifth impression 1957) and is near fine in a good dust jacket with small losses to the crown and foot of the spine and tape repairs to the verso, The Return of the King is a third impression (first published October 1955, third impression January 1957) and is near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear.
The Lord of the Rings began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's fantasy novel The Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1949, much of it during World War II in letters to his son, "and finally, having polished it to his own satisfaction, published it as a trilogy from 1954 to 1955, a volume at a time, impatiently awaited by a growing audience. It is considered one of this century’s lasting contributions to that borderland of literature between youth and age. It seems destined to become this century’s contribution to that select list of books which continue through the ages to be read by children and adults with almost equal pleasure." (Eyre, 134-35). It has went on to become the third best selling novel of all-time with 150 million copies sold.
The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
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