FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING by TOLKIEN J.R.R - 1956

BOSTON: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 1956. A VERY RARE EARLY PRINTING BOOK STATES NO DATE ON TITLE PAGE AND PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN ONLY ON COPYRIGHT PAGE BACK PAGE HAS FULL GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN IMPRINT ON LAST PAGE SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT BOUND BLUE GREEN WITH GILT LETTERING THE W ON COVER HAS PARTIALLY WORN OFF BUT ALL OTHER LETTERING IS PERFECT PREVIOUS OWNERS BOOKPLATE DATED 1956 PAGES 259 TO 273 SHOW FAINT FOLD AS DO PAGES 287 TO 315 THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ORIGINAL PUBLISHING FAULT MAP IN THE REAR IS DETACHED WITH A 4 INCH CLOSED TEAR AND SOME CRINKLING ALONG ONE SIDE OTHERWISE VERY CLEAN AND BRIGHT JACKET IS DONE IN YELLOW WITH RED LETTERING AND BROWN DRAWING IT STATES " AN ADVENTUROUS TRIP INTO THE LOOKING GLASS LANDSCAPE OF THE HOBBITS " PORTRAIT OF AUTHOR ON BACK IN RED IS DONE WITH A STRAIGHT LINE AT BOTTOM JACKET SHOWS CHIPS AT TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE SEVERAL OTHER SMALL CHIPS COMES WTH MYLAR COVER IPHONE PICS ON REQUEST . THIRD IMPRESSION OF FIRST AMERICAN EDITI. HARDCOVER. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by MAP.