The Return of the King Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J.R.R.

Small dark mark to the right edge of the front panel of the boards and there is a spine lean. Page edges browned and the red dye on the top edges has bled slightly onto the top of the front free endpaper. Browning to the endpapers and there is slight browning to the pages which are otherwise unmarked. Map attached to rear free endpaper in very good condition. The jacket has browning to the spine where the red lettering is a faded and there is a quarter-inch closed tear and a little creasing at the top. Browning and slight marking to the front panel which also has a half-inch closed tear to the top right corner. The rear panel has a quarter-inch closed tear to the top edge and some browning. First printing. This copy was originally owned by Professor Philip Grierson, who was a Fellow of Gonville & Caius College for over 70 years and a Professor of Numismatics at the University of Cambridge. He was also a lifelong reader and collector of science fiction. Also in stock, in similar condition, are the two other books in the trilogy, both published in 1955, which he had in his collection.