The Fellowship of the Ring Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J.R.R.

Fourth impression from November 1955. Originally published by Allen and Unwin in July 1954. Slight edge rubbing to the boards. Page edges slightly browned and there is slight browning to the pages which are otherwise unmarked. Map attached to rear free endpaper in very good condition with a one inch crease to one corner. The jacket has browning to the spine where the red lettering is faded. Patchy browning and marking to the front and rear panels with a few small stains at the bottom of the rear panel. 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 ficiton. Also in stock, in similar condition, are the two other books in the trilogy, both published in 1955, which he had in his collection.