Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Sold for £1,300
We are thrilled to report outstanding results from our recent 21st September Live Auction, where an early 1955 first-edition trilogy set of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings smashed its estimate to realise a winning hammer price of £1,300!
From the moment the catalogue went live, it was clear that one does not simply scroll past a literary treasure like this. The set immediately gathered intense pre-sale interest on the-saleroom.com before escalating into an epic, head-to-head duel on auction day between two determined online bidders—one competing via the-saleroom and the other on Easy Live Auction.
Ultimately, one bidder proved victorious, taking the precious set home for £1,300—more than double its top pre-sale estimate (£400–£600). This fantastic result perfectly highlights the power of utilising multiple online bidding platforms to maximise exposure and drive competitive bidding from across the globe.
Lot Overview & Specifications
- Title: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (The Fellowship of the Ring, 4th Imp.; The Two Towers, 2nd Imp.; The Return of the King, 2nd Imp., 1955).
- Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
- Binding: Custom quarter and half leather bindings with marbled boards.
- Pre-Sale Estimate: £400 – £600
- Hammer Price Realized: £1,300
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