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Lot 31

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Tolkien (J.R.R.).
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again.
George Allen & Unwin, 1946, fourth impression, colour frontis (lightly rippled), map endpapers, original cloth, dust jacket (torn wih some loss).

Estimate GBP 3,000 - 5,000
Sold for GBP 6,440 including fees

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Lot 32

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Tolkien (J.R.R.) - The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
The Fellowship of the Ring.
George Allen & Unwin, December 1954, first edition, second impression, folding map,, edge-worn dust jacket with tears to head of spine and rear top edge, priced 21s. With ‘second impression’ stated;
idem, The Two Towers.
George Allen & Unwin, 1954, first edition, first impression, folding map, some foxing to fore-edge, dust jacket with tears to head of spine;
idem, The Return of the King.
George Allen & Unwin, 1963 (sic), first edition, first impression, first state with signature ‘4’ present and sagging text, folding map, dust jacket torn at head of spine.
[Hammond A5]

Estimate GBP 4,000 - 6,000
Sold for GBP 8,372 including fees

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