The Lord of the Rings.
J.R.R. Tolkien.
1st
Edition, 10th/8th/7th Impressions 1961.
George Allen & Unwin.
London.
Hardbacks in slipcase.
Page Ref: p.98.
The maps are inserted on fold-out sheets
at the rear of each volume.
Sixth state of the slipcase.
Available 1961 to 1964.
Price 63s.
More than 8,000 sets produced??
Boxed in 18 batches:
Starting in July[?] 1961 and continuing
until September 1964.
Information for 1961 is very patchy, so additional sets may have been made at that time.
Slipcases manufactured by Jarrold & Sons.
Covered with grey textured paper.
No price printed on label.
Two
piece construction.
Staples in top and bottom panels.
No join running down centre of top and bottom panels.
Includes various impressions 1961-63:
- 10th to 13th Impressions
- 8th to 10th Impressions
- 7th to 10th Impressions |
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