The Lord of the Rings

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Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel). The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of The King).

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1963 – 1965 [Fellowship and Two Towers printed in 1965, Return of the King printed in 1963, original dates of publication being 1954 – 1956]. Three volumes. With a fold-out map at the end of each volume. First American editions, fifteenth printing of Fellowship, eleventh printing of Two Towers, and tenth printing of The Return of the King. Publisher's blue cloth, with spines and front boards lettered in gilt; in the original yellow, blue, and tan pictorial dust jackets designed by Walter Lorraine, with woodland border design to front panels, Fellowship and Two Towers lettered in brown, and Return of the King letted in green. Near fine books, with light dimming to gilt, and light wear to spines, some shallow chipping to spine ends (text unaffected), light toning and soiling to rear panels, a small closed tear to bottom edge of Return of the King, and lightly nicked corners. Small tear in top of edge of dust jacket on Fellowship. Overall, a pleasing set of the first American edition of The Lord of the Rings, crisp and clean internally.