The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King -
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
1965 - George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London - First Editions, 14th 11th & 11th impressions
‘One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.’
A finely bound set of these early impressions of the first edition, each volume with fabulous folding maps of Middle Earth, drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien and his son, Christopher Tolkien, outlined in red and black, bound in at the rear. The set also includes Tolkien’s additional foreword to the first volume.
Tolkien’s epic fantastical trilogy, one of the most memorable stories of the 20th century, containing amazing details of a new mythology, never really surpassed. The tale of young Hobbit Frodo Baggins and his faithful band of companions as they journey across Middle-Earth to destroy the Ring of Power and the evil Lord Sauron. The basis for Peter Jackson’s epic film series, 'The Return' [2003] winning a record 11 Oscars from 11 nominations.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit (first published 1938) and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.
Three octavo volumes (book size 23.2x15.7cm), pp. [2] 423 [1] [2]; [2] 352 [2]; [2] [6] 11-416 [2]. Elegantly hand-bound in half burgundy morocco over matching marbled boards, spines with raised bands and twni green morocco labels lettered and ruled in gilt, top edges with publisher’s red tint. Condition: Fine in fine bindings. Ref: 112721 Price: HK$ 18,000
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.’
A finely bound set of these early impressions of the first edition, each volume with fabulous folding maps of Middle Earth, drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien and his son, Christopher Tolkien, outlined in red and black, bound in at the rear. The set also includes Tolkien’s additional foreword to the first volume.
Tolkien’s epic fantastical trilogy, one of the most memorable stories of the 20th century, containing amazing details of a new mythology, never really surpassed. The tale of young Hobbit Frodo Baggins and his faithful band of companions as they journey across Middle-Earth to destroy the Ring of Power and the evil Lord Sauron. The basis for Peter Jackson’s epic film series, 'The Return' [2003] winning a record 11 Oscars from 11 nominations.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit (first published 1938) and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.
Three octavo volumes (book size 23.2x15.7cm), pp. [2] 423 [1] [2]; [2] 352 [2]; [2] [6] 11-416 [2]. Elegantly hand-bound in half burgundy morocco over matching marbled boards, spines with raised bands and twni green morocco labels lettered and ruled in gilt, top edges with publisher’s red tint. Condition: Fine in fine bindings. Ref: 112721 Price: HK$ 18,000