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$6500.00
1m37a/12

The Lord of the Rings (3 vols)


TOLKIEN, J R R

THREE VOL SET. FIRST EDITION, VARYING IMPRESSIONS. Demy 8vo, pp. 423, 352, 416; red buckram bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; top edge stained red, maps to rear, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with sl chipping; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges (moderate tanning & soiling to vols 2 & 3); light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals (moderate tanning & foxing to vols 2 & 3); sm tear to front hinge at head and mild separation of spine from textblock (vol. 1) bindiing still sound; prev ownership inscription to ffep; some foxing throughout); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping, esp to spine extrems; light to moderate tanning & foxing; moderate red staining (vol. 1); lg closed tear rear flap at fold (vol. 1)). Vol. 1, fourth impression; vol. 2, second impression; vol. 3, first impression; all of the first edition, all dated 1955.

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1955

KEYWORDS: J R R Tolkien Lord of the Rings 20th century fantasy fiction epic adventure modern first edition

$3750.00
1u26a/3

The Hobbit; or There and Back Again


TOLKIEN, J. R. R.

VERY EARLY EDITION, EX-LIBRARY; Lacks d/w. Sm. octavo, green cloth boards, black lettering to spine, mountain & dragon motifs to boards, illus eps - maps, frontispiece: The Hill, Hobbiton-across-the-Water, 310pp, illus, VG- (moderate rubbing & soiling to spine incl. a couple of small ink stains, light bruising to board corners/extrems, moderate cracking to front hinge, light cracking to rear hinge with light fraying to spine extrems, moderate sun-fading to spine, boards slightly cocked, two prelim pages coming slightly loose due to closed tears near spine, light foxing/discolouration to pages/page edges throughout, library stamps/markings to eps, blank prelims, colophon, top of first page of text, & spine, 2 fragments of d/w pasted in blank prelims)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1942

KEYWORDS: ex library jrr tolkien the hobbit lord of the rings fiction novels literature literary fantasy adventure

$975.00
1m37a/11

The Lord of the Rings


TOLKIEN, J R R

SECOND IMPRESSION OF INDIA PAPER EDITION. 8vo, pp. 1193; black cl bds, spine lettered & ruled in gilt, front board illus. in gilt & silver gilt; marbled eps; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate soiling to pg edges; light creasing & soiling to paper throughout, esp at edges); in slipcase, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping).,

PUBLISHER: George Allen and Unwin 1972

KEYWORDS: J R R Tolkien Lord of the Rings 20th century fantasy fiction adventure Hobbit

$400.00
1b37a/22

The Lord of the Rings (3 Vol Set)


TOLKIEN, J. R. R.

3 VOL SET, SECOND REVISED EDITION (6TH IMPRESSION) super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, top page edges stained red, 352-440pp, folding maps to rear of each vol, VG (light scuffing to extrems, heavy chafing & surface loss to boards of vol 1, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light foxing to eps, prev, owner's name in ink & prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffeps of each vol) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping ot edges with some minor surface loss, light tanning & moderate foxing to edges)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1971

KEYWORDS: fantasy literature fiction novels J R R Tolkien middle earth

$375.00
ak4/2/2365

The Silmarillion [boxed gift set]


TOLKIEN, J. R. R.; TOLKIEN, CHRISTOPHER; SIBLEY, BRIAN; & HOWE, JOHN (illus.)

Scarce boxed gift pack, comprising: (1) the book [small octavo grey heavy card boards, black text and decoration, xxxii+443pp+maps at rear, VG+ (light tanning, otherwise nr. FINE)]; (2) CD in grey card sleeve (Christopher Tolkien Reads an Excerpt From the Silmarillion); (3) a postcard (Tanequetil); & (4) another book [The Map of Tolkien's Beleriand and the Lands to the North, by Brian Sibley & John Howe; illus. light card covers with large folding map, nr. FINE]; all the above in grey card box VG (minor tears to interior, some v. sl. soiling to exterior)

PUBLISHER: Harper Collins 1999

KEYWORDS: scarce limited tolkien j r silmarillion middle earth art maps history fantasy literature

$150.00
2s29a/3

The Fall of Gondolin


TOLKIEN, J R R & TOLKIEN, CHRISTOPHER (Ed) & LEE, ALAN (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, 302pp, folding map to rear, illus, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, light tanning to edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2018

KEYWORDS: modern first editions fantasy literature fiction novels J R R Tolkien

$120.00
2s29a/7

Beren and Luthien


TOLKIEN, J R R & TOLKIEN, CHRISTOPHER (Ed) & LEE, ALAN (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 288pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges, light folding to top corners of terminals) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light fading to spine & cover edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2017

KEYWORDS: modern first editions fantasy literature fiction novels J R R Tolkien illustrated

$70.00
1y6a/16

The Book of Lost Tales, Part II


TOLKIEN, J R R & TOLKIEN, CHRISTOPHER (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, FOURTH IMP., octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, decorated borders to title page, unpaginated prelims, 385pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling, light tanning to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Unwin Hyman 1988

KEYWORDS: fantasy tales literature J R R Tolkien middle earth fiction stories

$65.00
1f70a/3

The Lord of the Rings


TOLKIEN, J R R & LEE, ALAN (Illus)

ONE VOLUME EDITION, super octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt elven script- single character to front board, frontispiece, decorated title page, 1193pp + unpaginated maps to rear, illus, VG+ (sl discolouration & staining to board edges, sl soiling & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing & adhesive staining to edges, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 1991

KEYWORDS: lotr lord of the rings single volume editions illustrated J R R Tolkien Alan Lee fantasy literature novels

$65.00
300701jt3

The Father Christmas Letters


TOLKIEN, J. R. R.

first edition [unpaginated] ills.[col.] VG+ (sl. foxing to eps and edges, booksellers stamp to front pastedown, corners and board edges sl. bruised)

PUBLISHER: allen and unwin london 1976

KEYWORDS: modern first edition j.r.r.tolkien

$60.00
1y17a/49

The Shaping of Middle Earth: The Quenta, the Ambarkanta and the Annals; Together With the Earliest Silmarillion and the First Map


TOLKIEN, J. R. R. & TOLKIEN, CHRISTOPHER (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained black, 380pp, illus/map, VG+ (light bruising to board corners, light soiling to board edges, light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Guild Publishing 1986

KEYWORDS: middle earth history Tolkien literature lord of the rings fantasy

$40.00
1y17a/34

The Book of Lost Tales: Part 1


TOLKIEN, J. R. R. & TOLKIEN, CHRISTOPHER (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 297pp, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to corners & edges, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light chafing & soiling, light tanning to flaps)

PUBLISHER: BCA 1986

KEYWORDS: J R R Tolkien literature collection short stories fantasy part 1 one

$40.00
1y98c/56

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil


TOLKIEN, J R R & BAYNES, PAULINE (illus)

Octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus title page, 64pp., gorgeous illus, VG (moderate brusing & scuffing to spine and board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl soiling & foxing sporadically throughout), in d/w VG- (heavy creasing and chipping to edges with minor loss and tidy tape repairs, moderate chaffing to spine with light to moderate surface loss, 2cm closed tear to base of front flap)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1973

KEYWORDS: J R R Tolkien Lord of the Rings Hobbits poetry poems Pauline Baynes fantasy Middle Earth

$40.00
1n25a/23

The Peoples of Middle-Earth


TOLKIEN, J R R & TOLKIEN, CHRISTOPHER (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, READING COPY ONLY - SEVERE WATER STAINING, octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 482pp, scruffy (v heavy water damage to boards & bottom page edges, light soiling & foxing to page edges, moderate cracking to gutter of pgs 343-344) in d/w, VG- (in protective plastic wrapper- easily removed if desired but heavily water stained, light fading to spine, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company 1996

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fantasy literary middle earth history J R R Tolkien

$40.00
1w29/76

Smith of Wootton Major


TOLKIEN, J. R. R. & BAYNES, PAULINE (Illus)

32mo (very small), illus heavy card boards with white lettering, frontispiece, 62pp, illus, VG (owner's name & date in ink to fep, some fading to spine, light rubbing to boards, light wear to spine exrems & board edges and corners)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1967

KEYWORDS: English literature fantasy

$25.00
xx106pol204867

Narn I Chin Hurin: The Tale of the Children of Hurin


TOLKIEN, J R R; TOLKIEN, CHRISTOPHER (ed); LEE, ALAN (illus.)

FIRST EDITION. Super 8vo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2007

KEYWORDS: J R R Tolkien Middle Earth fantasy fiction Christopher Alan Lee modern first edition Lord of the Rings

$22.50
xxfef78272

The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrun


TOLKIEN, J. R. R. & TOLKIEN, CHRISTOPHER (Ed)

First Australian edition, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Harper Collins 2009

KEYWORDS: specials JRR Tolkien literature myths legends Old Norse poetry

$20.00
xxkbg189009

Narn I Chin Hurin: The Tale of the Children of Hurin


TOLKIEN, J.R.R. & TOLKIEN, CHRISTOPHER (ed.) & LEE, ALAN (illus.)

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2007

KEYWORDS: j.r.r. tolkien christopher middle earth lord of the rings fiction fantasy

$17.50
xx16pol202661

The Return of the Shadow: The History of The Lord of the Rings Part One


TOLKIEN, CHRISTOPHER; TOLKIEN, J R R

8vo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Unwin Paperbacks 1990

KEYWORDS: J R R Tolkien The Lord of the Rings Middle Earth history lost tales annals fantasy fiction literature

$16.50
xxpac127970

The Lord of the Rings, Part Three: The Return of the King


TOLKIEN, J. R. R.

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Collins 2001

KEYWORDS: literature fiction fantasy

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