Arrived recently from the Netherlands. The first ever translation of The Lord of the Rings. “In De Ban Van De Ring” 1956-57

De Reisgenoten
De Twee Torens
De Terugkeer Van de Koning

Notice the first volume is by some guy named JJR Tolkien ?

That's great Mr. Underhill! I am still hoping to add a set of those to my collection some day.

So Mr. Underhill beat me to the mailbox. This set arrived in mine today. The dust jackets are in poor condition, but I got it at auction for a good price. And unlike the other 2999 copies, this one is mine :)

Wonderful to see Taivo!

Very happy to have gotten this set in decent condition.

northman wrote:

Very happy to have gotten this set in decent condition.

We were wondering who got that set. Glad it was someone here!

LanceFormation wrote:

northman wrote:

Very happy to have gotten this set in decent condition.

We were wondering who got that set. Glad it was someone here!

Dont see this set too often and havent seen it in this condition before. Also very cool with the price tag.

northman wrote:

LanceFormation wrote:

northman wrote:

Very happy to have gotten this set in decent condition.

We were wondering who got that set. Glad it was someone here!

Dont see this set too often and havent seen it in this condition before. Also very cool with the price tag.

This was the first set I owned back in the day when I first read LOTR. I reread them regularly until they literally fell apart in my hands in the late '70s.

northman wrote:

Very happy to have gotten this set in decent condition.

Those Remington covers weren't used very much. I've only seen them on one translation, a 1999-2001 Romanian one:

Neither Tolkien, nor rare or valuable. One I intend to read, though. The 1891 re-issue.