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J.R. Tolkien LORD OF RINGS 1st/1st Leather Rebound w/ Maps
by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin Company and George Allen & Unwin, 1954 and 1955. First Edition. Leather. Very Good. Volume 1 is a US First Edition, First Printing. Volume 2 and 3 are UK First Editions, First Printings. Hardcovers. Alluring 3 Volumes complete set that has been rebound in quarter black [goat] leather spines and JPatrician marbled boards. Two raised bands on spine with titles stamped in gilt, ornate gilt stamped design on raised bands, the printing year as well as the Volume number represented as a gilt ring stamped on lower spine. Custom end bands added using the same marbled paper as used for boards. Cream colored Hahnemueller Ingres endpapers. All top text block edges sanded to clean and/or remove publisher staining. Original maps are affixed to rear in each Volume. Maps are intact without tears or chips. (Volume 1) The Fellowship of the Ring: Houghton Mifflin Company; Boston, 1954. First US Edition, First Printing. 423pp.(Volume 2) The Two Towers: George Allen and Unwin Ltd.; London, 1954. First UK Edition, First Printing. 352pp.(Volume 3) The Return of the King: George Allen and Unwin Ltd.; London, 1955. First UK Edition, First Printing. 416pp.Condition: A Near Fine, trace handling marks to text block, some age toning to pages, Volume 2 has a faint approx. 4-inch diagonal crease to bottom of few prelims, Volume 3 had bottom corner of page 407/408 missing which has been fixed with Japanese tissue. All three Dust wrappers are missing. Original cloth boards which are well worn and are in pieces, will be included upon shipping.A beautiful, unmarked and unique set. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9]. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111111111764
- Title
- J.R. Tolkien LORD OF RINGS 1st/1st Leather Rebound w/ Maps
- Author
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company and George Allen & Unwin
- Date Published
- 1954 and 1955
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Wrappers
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Marbled boards
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
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