Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional book club edition, hardcover copy of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien. First Edition stated, 1997 Houghton Mifflin. Illustrated by the author. No Book Club statements except to spine of dust jacket.
The book is in Near Fine condition with bright boards with a smudge on the front, strong silver title gilt on the spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or any other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, making it a stunning example of this highly sought-after first edition. A brilliant cover design by Donato that looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien is the classic prelude to his Lord of the Rings trilogy, with all of Tolkien’s own drawings and illustrations.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
