Vintage UNCUT 1970s Lord Of The Rings Middle Earth Map Poster Ballantine Books
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:586719 | Style: Vintage |
| Subject: The Lord of the Rings | Date of Creation: 1970-1989 |
| Originality: Original | Width (Inches): Over 70 inches |
This is actually 3 separate posters on a single sheet ofposter paper and each poster was intended to be sold by the Ballantine Book Storein the 1970s, but I gentlemen I know managed to get an uncut copy of the posterand I bought it a while back, it is a very rare find and perfect for Lord ofthe Rings fans! You can actually see the cross-shaped hash marks at the very top of the poster in locations where it would have been cut into 3 separate posters. There are probably very few of these... posters in uncut condition like this one in existence.The writing on the bottom of the middle poster says “Drawnand embellished by Pauline Baynes. Based on the cartography of J.R.R. andC.J.R. Tolkien. First Trade Printing. George Alien & Unwin ltd. 1970.00005-6-250”The left-most and right-most posters have in the bottomcorner “Ballantine Book $1.79”It measures over 70 inches wide and over 42 inches tall, Ihad to stand on a chair just to photograph it!It does have some wear, there is a small rip in the bottomof the middle poster’s edge and the poster on the left has what looks like awater stain on the far-left edge of it. There are some small worn edges andsmall rips on some of the edges, but the pictures themselves look fantastic!I love the maps and am a huge Lord of the Rings fan, I hateto let it go but the poster is so large that I’ll never be able to hang it upand it’s just been sitting around.SHIPPING TO LOWER 48 US STATES ONLY.
