Tolkien (J.R.R.) Trilogy, first editions

Tolkien (J.R.R.)

[The Lord of the Rings], 3 vol., The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954; The Two Towers, 1954; The Return of the King, 1955, first editions, first impressions, folding map at end of each vol, original red cloth, top edges stained red, spines slightly faded, and some foxing to endpapers, small ‘burn’ hole to foot of spine of the last volume, 8vo (3)

*** All vols with signature mark '4' on p.49 and text block sagging in The Return of the Ring.