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Poems and Stories
by Tolkien, J. R. R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New
- ISBN 10
- 0048231746
- ISBN 13
- 9780048231741
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
George Allen & Unwin, 1980. Hardcover. Like New. 8x5x1. First edition of this omnibus collection. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Black cloth with gilt titling, decoration in gilt and green; cloth near fine with a few slight marks to back. Spine square. Binding sound. Original tissue dust wrapper is present, protected in Mylar. In original gift box, very good with minor shelf-wear, faint sticker ghost to title plate at box top and light tape ghost to the inside of the box top. Pages bright and unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Bin (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-2019785
- Title
- Poems and Stories
- Author
- Tolkien, J. R. R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0048231746
- ISBN 13
- 9780048231741
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 8x5x1
- X weight
- 0 oz
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The Book Bin
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About the Seller
The Book Bin
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Salem, Oregon
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The Book Bin is a locally owned and operated business that has been in the same family since 1983. We are an ABA- and ABAA-affiliated general-interest bookstore with two stores in Salem and Corvallis, Oregon. We have over 30,000 items listed for sale online, and a dedicated rare book room in our Salem location. Books in our rare book room cover a wide range of subjects, with a focus on science fiction, fantasy and horror, literature and poetry, metaphysics, and children's books.
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- New
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...