THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, LORD OF THE RINGS JRR TOLKIEN 1ST ED, 5th IMP 1956

Welcome to the Fleur charity Bookshop. Here we have quite an early Fellowship of the Ring by Tolkien - first edition, fifth impression, from February 1956. No dust jacket except the thin part of the inside front with details and price, as shown.

The dark red boards are sound with light wear and some fading, light rubbing to corners and just beginning to fray at the top of the spine. The fading is more noticeable to the spine which is mostly lighter and the writing dull. Slight flexibility to the binding, but no cracks or looseness to pages. There is some foxing to the flyleaves and a name handwritten inside, otherwise very good internally, clear and clean throughout, a few marks to the outer edges.

The map at the back is in very good condition, more or less as new!