The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien

£275.00

A classic of the genre, Bilbo Baggins is convinced into the most extraordinary adventure where the fate of Middle Earth rests on his hobbit shoulders. This is a scarce 12th impression of the First Edition, with a beautiful and bright original dust jacket.

Cloth-bound hardback; green boards with lettering and illustration in dark blue. 320 pages. Coloured frontispiece and finely drawn illustrations by the author. With original dust jacket.
In very good condition, a bright and beautiful copy. Fun illustrations are engraved in blue on the green boards. Binding is firm. There is a little white staining on the top edge of the boards. Internally the book is fine. Original dust jacket is in very good condition, with slight scuffing and tearing at the extremities from shelf wear. The spine of the jacket is darkened from sun damage. Overall, a beautiful and colourful copy.

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