THE LORD OF THE RINGS J.R.R. TOLKIEN 1965-66 FIRST EDITION SET 15TH, 11TH, 11TH

THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN, COMPLETE WITH DUST JACKETS, CONSISTING OF:

Part 1: The Fellowship of the Ring. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1966 [15th impression].

Part 2: The Two Towers. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1965 [11th impression].

Part 3: The Return of the King. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1965 [11th impression].

First UK edition set, later printings [fifteenth impression, eleventh impression, eleventh impression]. Cloth-bound. Hardcovers. With original dust jackets. Octavo (230 x 150 mm.). Pp. 423; 352; 416. Original red cloth with gilt titles to spines. Top edges tinted red. Supplied with original dust jackets. Foldout map to rear of each volume. Condition: GOOD. Bindings tight, secure. Very minor bumping to points. Covers and contents remarkably clean. Fore edge to part 1 with small brown mark. Gift inscription to front pastedown in part 2. Dust jackets neatly price-clipped and with some browning and signs of old tape repairs. Part 1 dust jacket in broken into three parts, but it is all there. Maps excellent. A sound set, now presented in protective mylar covers, which are removeable.