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By Omayos
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Book evaluation help!

4 hours ago
2025-1-18 11:18:56 PM UTC

Hi - I have no idea if I’m posting in the right place. I’ve been recommended this website to ask for help with a set of books my husband has had for years. I’m not 100% sure if they’re first edition but I think they might be. They are 11th, 12th and 15th impression. I think they feature the text drop on page 49 in return of the king.

I would be grateful for any help. Thank you!

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2 hours ago
2025-1-19 12:53:46 AM UTC
Yes, these are later impressions of the first UK edition.

Usually in book-collecting circles, "first edition" means the first impression, but the term is a bit muddied here as Tolkien changed the text in 1966 and those coming after are known as the "second edition".

So they are the first edition in one sense of the term and not in the other sense of the term. They look to be in relatively nice condition and would be worth a few hundred pounds in the current market.
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