The Return Of The King - UK 1st Klavdij Sluban or gold thread and wire

or gold thread and wire as well as glass beads – chosen for their shine and delicacy – is a revelatory act for the artist: "To embroider my photograph

About The Lion

on March 12th

That initial encounter set the stage for a long-standing friendship as well as the composition of a photographic tale that could very well be described as the intermittent chronicle of a day prolonged for thirty-three years

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The Return Of The King - UK 1st Klavdij Sluban or gold thread and wireFirst edition, first printing of The Return of the King by J R R Tolkien, published by George Allen and Unwin in 1955. A near fine book without inscriptions some spotting to the endpapers small stain to the front endpaper where the vibrant top stain has bled a little. Bound in the publishers beautiful rich, red boards. Offsetting to the endpapers as is common. Original fold out map is still present to the rear. In the dust jacket which has benefitted