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J. R. R. Tolkien | First Editions
1892 - 1973
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE, is best remembered for the creation of 'Middle Earth' and the series of legends and adventures set within, beginning with the acclaimed children's tale The Hobbit (1936) and continuing through the epic trilogy The Lord of the Rings (1954-5) and the posthumously published mythopoeic volume The Silmarilion (1977).
His debut novel The Hobbit is a much-loved masterpiece, and seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as this classic story; its hero, Bilbo Baggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals: Alice, Pooh, Toad... Tolkien's 'Middle-Earth' is a vast mine of treasures and knowledge, its roots delving deep into folklore, mythology and language, and The Hobbit is an ideal introduction to this richly imagined world, which was more fully and complexly realised in 'The Rings' series. This fantastical trilogy, comprising The Fellowship of the Rings, The Two Towers and The Return of the King is regarded as one of the greatest works of the twentieth century, containing amazing details of a new mythology, never really surpassed. It is the basis for the hugely successful film series directed by Peter Jackson, 'The Return' [2003] winning a record 11 Oscars from 11 nominations.
See below our stock of J. R. R. Tolkien First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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![The Lord of the Rings [New Line Cinema, 2001]. Signed mounted digital print. J R. R. TOLKIEN, Ian...](/pictures/thumb/39386.jpg?v=1514979840)
The Lord of the Rings [New Line Cinema, 2001]. Signed mounted digital print.
no place, n.d. [ca.2001]. Black and white portrait image of 'Bilbo Baggins' as portrayed by Ian Holm in the Lord of the Rings Film series. Signed by Mr. Holm in silver pen. In an elegant and simple plain mount, ready for framing. Overall dimensions 40 x 34cm. More
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, and Other Verses from the Red Book.
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1962. [Fantasy] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.64. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Publisher's illustrated, paper covered boards, lettered in black, pictorial dust jacket priced at 13/6. Rather elegant, calligraphic owner name to flyleaf, tape mark to rear flap and endpaper, externally rather bright and..... More
Poems and Stories.
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1980. [Short Stories and Essays] DELUXE FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.342; [2]. With frequent chromolithographic illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Publisher's deluxe blue-black cloth with gilt titles to spine and a gilt and green illustration to upper board. Grey patterned endpapers; all edges..... More
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again.
London: George Allen and Unwin, for the Folio Society, 1976. [Children's Classic] FIRST DELUXE EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.286; [2]. With 20 plates in colour after illustrations by Tolkien, some with colour by H.E. Riddett. Publisher's tan quarter morocco with gilt titles and a gilt design by Jeff Clements..... More
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Hompen [The Hobbit, or There and Back Again].
Stockholm: Kooperativa Förbundets, 1947. [Children's Fantasy] FIRST SWEDISH EDITION, being the first foreign language edition. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.269; [1] blank. With illustrations by Tarbjörn. Publisher's cloth-backed illustrated boards, endpaper maps. A few small marks to page edges, one or two short tears within (printed on thin paper), light..... More
The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun.
London: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[viii]; 377. Publisher's brown cloth lettered in gold on spine, pictorial dust-jacket, photographic frontispiece. Internally clean and bright, slight wrinkle to upper spine-end, faint mark on back cover, cut in dust-jacket back cover. Near fine. This book is formed..... More
The Lord of the Rings. Being: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1973. [Epic Fantasy] 3 volumes, octavo (23 x 15cm). The Revised Second Edition, seventh impressions. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles, top edge red, in grey/green pictorial dustwrappers. No inscriptions or price-clipping. Discreet label mark to each flyleaf, red to the top edge and spine is..... More
The Lord of the Rings. Being: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1955-6. [Fantasy Classic] Early printings (the firsts were published in 1954-5). Three volumes. Octavo (24 x 16 x 10cm), pp.[4]; 423; [1]; pp.352; pp.440. Elegantly bound in half burgundy oasis morocco, gilt, over matching cloth sides, top edge gilt. Internally clean, exterior unmarked. A fine..... More
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The Lord of the Rings. The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; [and] The Return of the King.
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1969. [Fantasy Classic] SECOND EDITION, later impressions. Three volumes. Octavo (24 x 16 x 10cm), pp.[4]; 423; [1]; pp.352; pp.440. Each volume complete with the folding maps at rear. Fourth impressions, all printed in 1969. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the..... More
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The Lord of the Rings. The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; [and] The Return of the King.
London:George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1968. [Classic Fantasy] FIRST ONE VOLUME EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.1077; [1], blank; [1], advertisement; [1], imprint. With maps. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, also the First Edition with all 3 books in 1 volume. It is the complete revised text from 1966; an important edition..... More
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