Bloomsbury Auction House London is having a sale on Thursday, 6 November 2008 and
Friday, 7 November 2008.

Viewing beforehand on
Tuesday 4th November from 9.30am to 5.30pm
Wednesday 5th November from 9.30am to 8.00pm
Thursday 6th November from 9.30am to 12.30pm
Friday 7th November from 9.30am to 10.30am



918. Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, map of the Shire, folding map at end, 1954; The Two Towers, folding map, 1955; The Return of the King, folding map, third state with sagging text on p.49, and ‘4’ under left handside of text, 1955, first editions, previous owner’s name on front free endpaper of The Return of the King, original cloth, some foxing to fore-eges and endpapers, all with dust-jackets, worn and supported on verso with tape, 8vo. (3 books in this lot)

Estimate: £1000 - £1500





919. Tolkien (J.R.R.).- Garland (Roger, artist) The Book of Lost Tales 2, original pencil design for the artwork on the paperback edition, depicting ‘The Fall of Gondolin’, signed by the artist in pencil and with his notes & title in lower margin, 310 x 240 mm., 1985; The History of Middle-Earth vol.9: Sauron Defeated, original pencil design for the artwork on the paperback edition, depicting Barad-dûr and the Nazgûl with Orodruin in the background, signed in pencil beneath, 350 x 225 mm., 1993, slight creasing, both with card window mounts with an example of each paperback cover similarly mounted below, framed & glazed. (2 items in this lot)

Estimate: £1500 - £2000