THE RETURN OF THE KING: THIRD PART OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS 1955 J.R.R. TOLKIEN 1ST EDITION, 2ND IMPRESSION

[TOLKIEN, J. R. R.] The Return of the King; Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1955.

First edition, second impression. Cloth-bound. Hardcover. Octavo (230 x 145 mm.), pp. 416. Original red cloth, gilt titles to spine, top edge tinted red, foldout map to rear. Condition: GOOD. Binding tight and secure. Slight rubbing to points and bumping to spine ends. Trivial markings to boards. Contents clean, the map excellent, and without previous ownership markings. Lacking dust jacket.