Lord of the Rings Trilogy J. R. R. TOLKIEN First READER'S UNION Edition 1960

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, & The Return of the King. First book club edition, published by Readers Union. London: Reader's Union / George Allen & Unwin, 1960. Bound in publisher's cinnamon cloth lettered in gilt.

Near Fine with minor foxing to edges, slight offsetting at endsheets and faint musty odor to contents. In Near Fine unclipped dust jackets with trivial wear. A handsome set of the Reader's Union edition, which was the first Book Club edition of Tolkien's epic fantasy, in much better condition than usually found.