NMLP P-012769 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Lord of the Rings trilogy matched-set signed firsts

J.R.R. Tolkien · Allen & Unwin · 1954

The UK George Allen & Unwin edition, issued in three volumes across 1954-1955, is the true first; the print runs were small (roughly 3,000 for Fellowship, followed by Two Towers, then Return of the King). US Houghton Mifflin editions followed the UK firsts.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-012769 for "The Lord of the Rings trilogy matched-set signed firsts" by J.R.R. Tolkien (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-012769, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).