The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien - 1966

Boulder: Roberts Rinehart, Inc, 1985. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 9 3/4" X 7 1/4". x, 93pp. No Dust Jacket. Mild wear to white cloth over boards with spots of light toning and rubbing to covers. Black lettering has been rubbed at spine, though title, publisher, and editor remain visible. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Black-and-white photographs throughout. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This Is Dinosaur was first published in 1955, in the midst of a bitter controversy over the proposed construction of dams at Echo Park. The outcome of the controversy--a congressional vote to prohibit the dams--"set in brass the principle that any part of the national park system should be immune from any sort of intrusion and damage," wrote Wallace Stegner in the 1985 edition of the book. This Is Dinosaur still stands as a classic introduction to the historic, scenic, archeological, and biological resources of the Monument by an impressive array of writers.(Publisher).

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Poor. Previous owner's name and address on first end paper, DJ worn with closed tears and one large area of loss on the front cover affecting the title, otherwise clean and bright.

NY: Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition hardcover. Slight sunning/wear to board edges. Map endpages. Pencilled bookseller price else unmarked. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is chipped and edgeworn with shallow losses and a 1" chip to rear panel corner. Dampstain to rear flap fold. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Very good minus/good. SIGNED. 97pp. Quarto [26 cm] in decorative blue boards over brown cloth spine. An illustrated, fold-out brochure titled: "What is Your Stake in Dinosaur?: A Brief Story, Illustrated Unfolds Here" is laid-in at the front. The covers are a bit warped, and there is a bit of staining to the fore-edge of the front board. Several of the preliminary pages have very subtle dampstaining to the margins. The majority of the pages are clean. In a dust jacket, with moisture staining (primarily visible along the folds of the inside flaps and on the reverse). A book demonstrating the immense beauty of the Dinosaur National Monument and its rich recreational and cultural resources, while also opposing the establishment of the Echo Park Dams. Inscribed by Wallace Stegner on the front flyleaf: "To_____, Wallace Stegner, April 25, 1990.