Tolkien, J.R.R. (1954, 55) ‘The Lord of the Rings’, UK first edition set (2/2/1), beautifully rebound in full white leather

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1954-55) ‘The Lord of the Rings‘, UK first editions (2/2/1), published by George Allen & Unwin. Beautifully rebound in full white goatskin leather, housed in a gorgeous bespoke solander box. The books have been bound in finest full white goatskin leather supplied by Harmatan and Oakridge, widely regarded as the finest book leather suppliers in Europe. The design is breathtaking with no expenses spared. A set to be cherished for a lifetime and generations to come.

Book and Production details:

• Three original volumes with their original foldout maps at the back
• The Fellowship of the Ring is a first edition, second impression published in December 1954, the same year as the first print was published in July 1954
• The Two Towers is a first edition, second impression published in 1955
• The Return of the King is a first edition and first impression published in 1955, with the ‘4’ at the bottom of the page, and dropped ‘s’ in ‘Legolas’
• Re-bound in finest white goatskin leather supplied by Harmatan and Oakridge
• The three front panels are graced by Tolkien’s own design, i.e. The Gates of Moria on The Fellowship of the Ring; Elvish Runes on The Two Towers; Tree of Gondor on The Return of the King. The artwork is stamped and gilded
• The rear panels show Tolkien’s anagram stamped and gilded in gold.
• All three page block edges have been gilded.
• The endpapers are handmade and supplied by master marbler Freya Scott at Paperwilds (UK)
• Five raised bands on the spine per volume with the respective title and author’s name.
• silk ribbon marker in all three volumes.
• The volumes are housed in a black buckram solander case lined inside with black suedel to ensure the sliding of in and out without rubbing the leather, as well as sudden dividers between the books. Title and author stamped in gold on the spine as well as the Ring’s Elvish Runes. On the front we have once more The Gates of Moria stamped in iridescent colour (the colour changes depending on the held angle), as well as the Tree of Gondor at the back stamped in white with the stars in gold.

Condition: internally clean without any previous owner’s scribbles, no bookplates, no stamps. Perhaps an occasional spot which only pronounces the originality of the volumes. The books present in fine condition.

The Lord of the Rings, the most influential modern fantasy book which has entertained generations of readers and will still be read in hundreds of years. Here rebound with the quality materials which speak for themselves and which the text deserves.