THE HOBBIT OR, THERE AND BACK AGAIN by Tolkien, J. R. R - 1984

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good. 1984. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in green covers with gilt stamping to the upper cover and spine, in a very nice dust jacket with light toning to the edges. The covers show some light rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The binding is solid. The contnets are bright and clean, with nice color illustrations by Michael Hague. This book is signed/inscribed by the illustrator, Michael Hague, with an original drawing of Gandalf on the half title-page. - From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu (1945-2019) of Columbus, Ohio - known to many of his bookseller, author, and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired, including Gorey, Sendak, Heaney, Byatt, Morrison, Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss. .