The Return of the King by J R R Tolkien - 1963

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1963. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 9" by 6". J R R Tolkien. An early impression of the final novel in J R R Tolkien's noted high fantasy series, 'The Lord of the Rings'. The 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy is one of the most celebrated works of fiction ever written, selling over 150 million copies and inspiring works of music, artwork, films, television, video games and more. Tolkien's fantasy novels have captured the imagination of generations. They resurged the genre and led to Tolkien's reputation as the 'Father' of modern fantasy literature.  With the folding map to the rear in a very bright condition.'Return of the King' is the third and final volume, concluding Tolkien's epic saga. In contains books V-VI as well as an extensive appendices. Critically, the novel was hailed as being a 'masterpiece of the genre'.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of spine. Front board is slightly warped. Dustwrapper is sound. Loss to the head of spine and to the head of the rear wrap. Small chip to the tail of rear joint. internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good