NMLP P-012766 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-04

The Lord of the Rings trilogy matched-set signed firsts

J.R.R. Tolkien · Allen & Unwin · 1954

The Return of the King first impression exists in a true first state that LACKS the signature mark '4' and shows the misaligned (slipped) type on page 49; copies bearing the signature mark '4' with straight type represent the later state

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-012766 for "The Lord of the Rings trilogy matched-set signed firsts" by J.R.R. Tolkien (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-012766, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).