{"product_id":"j-r-r-tolkien-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-us-1st-edition-1st-printing-1954-map","title":"J.R.R. TOLKIEN The Fellowship of the Ring US 1st EDITION 1st Printing 1954 Map","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003eU.S. First edition first printing of J.R.R. TOLKIEN's \u003ci\u003eThe Fellowship of the Ring\u003c\/i\u003e Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1954, with included map. Cloth-bound hardcover, no dust jacket. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotably, the original owner of this book, Paula M. Strain, was a correspondent of J. R. R. Tolkien, having written him a letter to which Tolkien replied in 1962. One of just 1500 1st impression copies made.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003eA true US First Edition with 1954 on both the title page and print page. A fold out map in the back includes a red dot off the coast of Umbar as a first state point.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fellowship of the Ring\u003c\/i\u003e is the first of three volumes of the epic novel \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It takes place in the fictional universe Middle-Earth. It was originally published on July 29, 1954 in the United Kingdom. The volume consists of a \u003ci\u003ePrologue Concerning Hobbits, and other matters\u003c\/i\u003e followed by Book I and Book II.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003eTolkien's publisher worried that the 'high-fantasy' novel wouldn't sell, and broke the text into three volumes to cut costs: \u003ci\u003eThe Fellowship of the Ring\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Two Towers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the King\u003c\/i\u003e. Because the popularity had not been tested, initial print runs on the trilogy were low, making first states scarce and valuable.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003eCondition is as shown \/ Very Good Condition. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOctavo. Publisher’s blue cloth stamped in gilt. Lacking dust jacket. Moderate shelf and handling wear overall, including fraying and rubbing at spine ends and corners, most noticeably at the head and tail of the spine and lower front corner. Cloth remains relatively bright and clean with only light general soiling and fading. Gilt titling on spine and upper board remains clear and attractive. Ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Map present at rear. Rear internal hinge cracked\/split with mull visible, though binding remains holding and text block still attached.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e Please review all images carefully for exact condition.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003eBuy with confidence – we are among eBay's elite \"Top Rated\" and \"Most Reputable Sellers\" of authentic historic autographs and artifacts since 1998 with 100% positive feedback! 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