Summer Kickoff Comics & Toys 06'26
Lot 595:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings. Houghton Mifflin Company, c. 1967. Three-Volume Revised Edition Set. (DJ)
This collection features a three-volume hardcover set of the Revised Edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, accompanied by vintage cinema ephemera. The literary set includes The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. These octavo volumes are bound in the publisher’s black cloth with gilt lettering and retain their original dust jackets in yellow, peach, and purple. Each jacket explicitly states REVISED EDITION on the lower front cover. The set is housed in a black publisher’s slipcase featuring a red and orange paper label with a decorative runic border, identifying the author and publisher along with the code 0456. Accompanying the books is a large-format, multi-sheet theatrical poster for the 1950 film Western Pacific Agent, presented by Robert L. Lippert and released by Lippert Pictures. The poster features illustrated graphics of the film’s cast and action sequences, with prominent red and yellow typography including the taglines STOP.. KILLER ON A RAMPAGE!, LOOK.. VIOLENCE RIDES THE RAILS!, and LISTEN.. GUNS BLAST THE NIGHT!
Poster lower section height: Approximately 25 inches.
Condition report:
The book set shows significant sun-fading and color shifting to the dust jacket spines, a common characteristic of this edition\'s pigments. The dust jackets exhibit light edge wear and minor rubbing. The slipcase shows shelf wear, including scuffing to the edges and light surface soil. The movie poster is folded as issued and exhibits visible creases, minor edge tears, some surface staining, and small separations at the cross-folds. No internal markings or signatures are observed in the books.
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