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The Return of the King 1955 Hardback Edition (First Edition) impressions 1–11

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Cover of The Return of the King, 1955 Hardback Edition (First Edition)
Cover illustration based on a design by J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher
George Allen & Unwin
Format
Hardback
Edition first published
1955
Market
Trade
Set
The Lord of the Rings Three-Volume Set, 1956
The Lord of the Rings Three-Volume Set, 1957
The Lord of the Rings Three-Volume Set, 1959
The Lord of the Rings Three-Volume Set, 1959
The Lord of the Rings Three-Volume Set, 1960
The Lord of the Rings Three-Volume Set, 1961
ISBN
none issued: the book is older than ISBNs
tolkienbooks.net
record 41120
Descriptive Bibliography
A5 • pp. 85–99
Tolkien Gateway
The Return of the King • publication history

Impressions

1 (1955)
7,000 copies
2 (1955)
4,000 copies
3 (1957)
3,500 copies
4 (1958)
2,200 copies
5 (1959)
3,300 copies
6 (1960)
3,000 copies
7 (1961)
2,000 copies
8 (1961)
2,000 copies
9 (1962)
8,500 copies
10 (1963)
8,500 copies
11 (1965)
14,000 copies