Description: The Hobbit or There and Back AgainJ.R.R. TolkienAbrams | New York | 19774to | pp. 220 | Illustrated First EditionFirst state of the First Printing ConditionVolume: Very Good +Dust Jacket: Very Good+ Hardcover with vibrantly illustrated transparent wrappers. Boards are smooth and clean. Corners square. Hinges and joints taut. Tiny fray to lower front board, very mild bumping to spine head caps due to shelf wear. Volume is in excellent condition. Illustrated throughout. Interior is pristine. No markings, tears, creases, dog-ears, or wrinkles present. Dust jacket is the original illustrated transparent cover featuring the feared dragon Smaug! Two very small nicks located to rear jacket flap, and a very small nick to upper head cap of spine, otherwise jacket is very fresh and vivid. Text by J.R.R. Tolkien. Illustrations from the 1977 film by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass. Stated first edition. This copy's publisher's statement, "published by arrangement. . ." denotes this is a first printing (as opposed to "reprinted by arrangement. . ." which appears on second printings). Text on the back flap of the jacket denotes that this copy is a first state of the first printing. (The first state has text on its back flap whereas the second does not.) A must-have volume for any Tolkien collector! Please see attached photos for greatest detail.Do not hesitate to contact seller for more photos or with questions about this or any other Walden Pond Books listing.
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: Arthur Rankin Jr.
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Collector's Edition, Illustrated, 1st state
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Topic: Fantasy
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Literature & Fiction
