Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional second edition, early printing of The Fellowship Of The Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. Second Edition stated on title page, 1965 Houghton Mifflin. Eighth Printing stated.
The book is in Very Good condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on the spine and front cover design, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the previous owner’s book plate on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned. Fold out map is complete and unmarked.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the $7.50 price and 0267 date code on the front flap, and mild surface wear and heavy edge wear and gaps on the spine. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
The Fellowship Of The Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien is the first volume of his Lord of the Rings trilogy, set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth – home to many strange beings, and most notably hobbits, a peace-loving “little people,” cheerful and shy.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
