The Lord of the Rings - First Deluxe Edition 1969 India Paper - Allen & Unwin

The Lord of the Rings - First Deluxe Edition 1969 India Paper - Allen & Unwin

£919.99
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The Lord of the Rings - First Deluxe Edition 1969 India Paper - Allen & Unwin
George Allen & Unwin Ltd
Fantasy & Fairy Tales

The Lord of the Rings - First Deluxe Edition 1969 India Paper

J. R. R. Tolkien

£919.99
Printing year 1969
First edition Yes
Weight 1 Kg
Condition Good
Condition notes In good overall condition. Light fading to spine, small dent to cover, mark affecting pp. 485–492, age-related wear to pages and cover, and faint bump to rear of slipcase.

Edition details

The The Lord of the Rings First Deluxe Edition 1969 India Paper is the earliest single-volume deluxe printing of J.R.R. Tolkien's masterwork, published by George Allen & Unwin in London. • Binding: Bound in original black buckram / cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. • Front Cover: Features an intricate stamped design in gold, silver, and green based on a drawing by Tolkien depicting a Numenorean throne with "Elendil" set in Tengwar script. • Paper & Size: Printed on wafer-thin, near-translucent fine India paper, combining all three parts into a remarkably slim single volume roughly 1 inch thick across approximately 1,193 to 1,199 pages. • Edges & Endpapers: Trimmed with light green or speckled page edges and distinctive mottled black-and-grey wove or patterned endpapers. • Maps: Complete with the map of the Shire and two fold-out Middle-earth maps printed in black and red. • Slipcase: Housed in the publisher’s original slipcase, which was officially issued specifically for the earliest (first and second) impressions.

Note: Edition details are subject to the condition notes and photographs of this copy.

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