Links to Articles
Publishing The Lord of the Rings
V The First Impression of RotK
VI The First Boxed Edition
VII The Readers Union Edition
VIII The First Deluxe Edition
IX Printing and Binding LotR
XIV LotR: A Bibliography
XV LotR: A Bibliography of Slipcases
The History of Middle-earth series
Other Articles
Christopher Tolkien Bibliography
I Think I've Got A Hobbit
Missing Images
Nasty Tricksy Hobbits
Printing and Binding The Hobbit
Songs for the Philologists
The Princess Hobbit
-- Letter from J. R. R. Tolkien
-- Gandalf: Not 'Magician' but 'Wizard'
-- Visions of Gollum
-- Of Smaug and the Jabberwock
-- Magazine Gallery
Tolkien Calendars
Tolkien the Esperantist?
Tolkien's Languages and Alphabets
Unpublished Manuscript Found?
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The Lord of the Rings. J.R.R. Tolkien. 1st Edition, 9th/7th/6th Impressions 1960. George Allen & Unwin. London. Hardbacks in slipcase. Hammond Page Ref: p.98. The maps are inserted on fold-out sheets at the rear of each volume. Fifth state of the slipcase.
Available 1960 to 1961. The number of sets produced is uncertain, but was probably less than 1,000. Boxed in three batches[?]:
December[?] 1960 Slipcases manufactured by Jarrold & Sons.
Covered with grey textured paper. Includes various impressions 1960-61:
FR - 9th or 10th Impressions The 9th Impression 1960 of FR misidentifies itself as the 8th Impression 1960. |
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