The Lord of the Rings. The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King.
London: The Folio Society, 2001-2. 8vo. 3 volumes, set. Limited edition. #1121 of 1750 numbered copies bound by Smith Settle in quarter Wassa goatskin with hand-woven Indian silk sides. Calligraphy by John Andrew. Top edges gilt. Silk marker ribbons. Map endpapers. In matching goatskin-covered slipcase with scalloped edges, gilt. Illustrations by Ingahild Grathmer drawn by Eric Fraser. There's an imperfection, like a scratch, down one side of the slipcase. Contents clean. Fine. Item #7879
Ingahild Grathmer is the pseudonym of Margrethe II, queen of Denmark until January 2024 when she abdicated the throne after exactly fifty-two years as monarch. (Grathmer is an anagram of Margrethe and Ingahild is formed from parts of her first names.) She sent her illustrations for The Lord of the Rings to the author in the early 1970s and Tolkien admired their similarity to his own designs. They were first used in a Danish translation and then employed in 1977 by The Folio Society with one illustration at the head of each chapter. This limited edition is beautifully printed, illustrated and bound.
Price: £2,250.00