THE HOBBIT, Or There and Back Again. by TOLKIEN, J. R. R.:

London: George Allen and Unwin. 1966. Third edition, second impression (sixteenth impression overall). Third edition, second impression (sixteenth impression overall). Original green cloth with dark blue titles to the spine and upper board, and illustrations to the spine and both boards, in dustwrapper. Endpapers with map illustrations. With 4 colour plates and 8 black and white illustrations by the author. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth a little faded to the spine and the top edges. The contents, with a previous owner's inscription opposite the half title, minor spotting to the text block edges and extremely infrequently internally, are otherwise clean. Complete with the original dustwrapper with a wraparound illustration by Tolkien, which is faded to the spine, has some staining to the edges, and a few short closed tears on and around the flap and spine folds. Not price clipped (20s. net to the front flap). [Hammond A3i]. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.