UK LOTR and early Hobbit auction

Neither of these are in great condition, but the Fellowship and Return of the King are first printings. The Hobbit is a 6th Impression.

7th March 2023 East Bristol Auctions

Lot 474 - J. R. R. TOLKIEN - FIRST EDITION - THE SILMARILLION WITH THE HOBBIT

J. R. R. Tolkien - The Silmarillion. First edition. Published by George Allen & Unwin, London. Published 1977. Together with The Hobbit (6th Impression 1954), Illustrated by the Author, published George Allen & Unwin Ltd.

Estimate £30-£50
Sold for £595 including fees

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Lot 476 - J .R. R. TOLKIEN - THE LORD OF THE RINGS - FIRST EDITION VOLUMES

J. R. R. Tolkien - The Lord of The Rings - The Fellowship or of the Ring - The Return of the King - Two first edition volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. The Fellowship of the Ring. Published 1954. The Return of the King. Published 1955. George Allen & Unwin Ltd, Ruskin House Museum Street, London. Both with original folding colour maps to back page.

Estimate £1000-£1500
Sold for £2,023 including fees

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