in the publisher's slipcase
TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
The Lord of the Rings. The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King.
London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1962.
At first, Tolkien intended the books to be a children's tale in the style of The Hobbit but The Lord of the Rings quickly grew darker and more serious in tone. Though a direct sequel to The Hobbit, it addressed an older audience, drawing on the immense back-story of Beleriand that Tolkien had constructed in previous years and which eventually saw posthumous publication in The Silmarillion and other volumes. Tolkien's influence continues to weigh heavily on the fantasy genre, the popularity of which grew following the success of The Lord of the Rings.
First edition, twelfth, ninth and ninth impressions; 3 vols, 8vo (230 x 150 mm); each vol. with folding map printed in red and black to rear; publisher's red cloth, spines lettered in gilt, top edges red, foot of spine a little bumped to vol. I, in the original unclipped pictorial dust-jackets, spines uniformly toned, front panel of vol. III lightly sunned, housed in the original publisher's slipcase, toning to edges of label, a few marks and scuffs, a very good set.
Stock code 124736
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The Lord of the Rings.
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Orlando: A Biography.
1928.
A signed, limited edition copy of Orlando by Virginia Woolf, Nigel Nicholson, Vita Sackville-West's son, declared Orlando to be 'the longest love letter in literature', 1928
$8,927.00
WOOLF, Virginia; STRACHEY, Lytton.
Virginia Woolf & Lytton Strachey Letters.
1956.
A handsome first edition of Virginia Woolf anf Lytton Strachey Letters, Edited by Leonard Woolf and James Strachey.
$310.00
