Lord of the Rings Trilogy Set 1954 1956 Houghton Mifflin 1st US Edition HC & DJ
Lord of the Rings Trilogy Set 1954 1956 Houghton Mifflin 1st US Edition Hardcover & Dust Jackets. Fellowship of the Ring - 1st Edition / 5th Printing - Impression. Original DJ has some chipping but has archival mylar cover to protect. The Two Towers - 1st Edition / 3rd Printing - Impression. 1 of 1,800 Copies.
Original DJ has chipping and some browning. Unclipped Has archival mylar cover to protect DJ. Return of the King - 1st Edition / 1st Printing - Impression. 1 of 5,000 Copies.
Compared to later impressions it is larger and bolder, has a dollar sign with two uprights (as opposed to one) which extend well above the top of the 5 and whose loop descends well below the level of the zeroes. Best condition of all three books. Dust Jacket does have some light chipping but is Unclipped. Mylar cover protector to protect DJ. All three books do have some light to slight moderate browning or tanning on pages as well as that "old book/musty smell". All three books do have the maps intact. Please see pics for details. The item "Lord of the Rings Trilogy Set 1954 1956 Houghton Mifflin 1st US Edition HC & DJ" is in sale since Saturday, April 11, 2020. This item is in the category "Books\Fiction & Literature".The seller is "virgo_dental_gal" and is located in Dudley, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Literary Period/Movement: Modernism
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Topic: Adventure
- Cultural Region: British Literature
- Series: The Lord of the Rings
- Format: Hardcover
- Title: LOTR - Trilogy
- Type: Novel
- Author: J. Tolkien
- Publication Year: 1954
- Language: English
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- Genre: Fantasy
- Age Level: Adults
- Era: 20th Century
- Special Attributes: Unclipped