THE HOBBIT : OR THERE & BACK AGAIN by J. R. R. TOLKIEN - 1942

GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN, LONDON, 1942 FIRST EDITION, THIRD PRINTING. ONE OF ONLY 1509 COPIES PRINTED. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS DECORATED CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL MAP DECORATED ENDPAPERS TO FRONT & REAR, A COMPLETE COPY WITH THE COLOUR FRONTIS PLATE + 8 x BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS OF WHICH 7 x ARE FULL PAGE & ONE AMONG TEXT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 310 PAGES + THE ORIGINAL TWO SIDED PUBLISHERS CATALOGUE TO REAR. FEW VERY MINOR MARKS TO CLOTH COVER WITH A COUPLE OF MINOR CREASES TO CLOTH AT MIDDLE OF FRONT BOARD, FEW SMALL INDENTATIONS TO CLOTH SPINE, VERY SMALL TEAR TO CLOTH AT TOP OF REAR OUTER HINGE, VERY MINOR MARKS TO EDGES OF REAR BOARD, SMALL XMAS INSCRIPTION TO FRONT MAP ENDPAPER DATED 1943, FAINT SMALL PENCIL SCRIBBLE TO FRONT BLANK ENDPAPER, VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING OR MINOR CREASE TO PAGE CORNERS, FEW MARKS TO PAGE FORE-EDGE WITH MARGINAL MARKS TO REAR CATALOGUE PAGE. OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH MAJORITY OF PAGES CLEAN. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY APPLY FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS ARE POSTED IN A STURDY BOOK BOX.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.