The Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien - Reader's Union Edition, 1960.
A 1960 Reader’s Union Edition of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, from 1960. Presented in the unique Reader’s Union dust jackets, featuring Tolkien’s own drawing of the ‘Eye of Sauron’ on the cover.
This edition, produced as a special offer for Readers Union members, was the result of the partnership between the Reader’s Union and Sir Stanley Unwin. Reluctant to print cheaper copies, as the current first edition of The Lord of the Rings was still selling so well, they agreed instead to print a very limited run of RU copies at higher than normal price. This resulted in a limited impression of each volume being printed under a shared imprint with Allen & Unwin, marking a notable entry in the publishing history of Tolkien's works.
The 1960 Readers Union Edition of The Lord of the Rings was limited to only 3,000 copies, making them particularly rare.
This copy is internally fine, with all maps neat and in place. Some light spotting in the first volume. The jackets have some shelf wear and markings, with some tears and very slight paper-loss to places.
A beautiful and less common variant, essential to any Tolkien collection.
Published by The Reader’s Union, with George Allen & Unwin, 1960.
A 1960 Reader’s Union Edition of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, from 1960. Presented in the unique Reader’s Union dust jackets, featuring Tolkien’s own drawing of the ‘Eye of Sauron’ on the cover.
This edition, produced as a special offer for Readers Union members, was the result of the partnership between the Reader’s Union and Sir Stanley Unwin. Reluctant to print cheaper copies, as the current first edition of The Lord of the Rings was still selling so well, they agreed instead to print a very limited run of RU copies at higher than normal price. This resulted in a limited impression of each volume being printed under a shared imprint with Allen & Unwin, marking a notable entry in the publishing history of Tolkien's works.
The 1960 Readers Union Edition of The Lord of the Rings was limited to only 3,000 copies, making them particularly rare.
This copy is internally fine, with all maps neat and in place. Some light spotting in the first volume. The jackets have some shelf wear and markings, with some tears and very slight paper-loss to places.
A beautiful and less common variant, essential to any Tolkien collection.
Published by The Reader’s Union, with George Allen & Unwin, 1960.
A 1960 Reader’s Union Edition of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, from 1960. Presented in the unique Reader’s Union dust jackets, featuring Tolkien’s own drawing of the ‘Eye of Sauron’ on the cover.
This edition, produced as a special offer for Readers Union members, was the result of the partnership between the Reader’s Union and Sir Stanley Unwin. Reluctant to print cheaper copies, as the current first edition of The Lord of the Rings was still selling so well, they agreed instead to print a very limited run of RU copies at higher than normal price. This resulted in a limited impression of each volume being printed under a shared imprint with Allen & Unwin, marking a notable entry in the publishing history of Tolkien's works.
The 1960 Readers Union Edition of The Lord of the Rings was limited to only 3,000 copies, making them particularly rare.
This copy is internally fine, with all maps neat and in place. Some light spotting in the first volume. The jackets have some shelf wear and markings, with some tears and very slight paper-loss to places.
A beautiful and less common variant, essential to any Tolkien collection.
Published by The Reader’s Union, with George Allen & Unwin, 1960.
