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Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall A beautiful crisp clean hardcover copy in very good condition, light foxing to top edge of textblock, upper corner edge of textblock slightly bumped. DJ, clipped, in good condition with small chips along edges. Genuine first edition first printing with bowing hobbit on title page and Chapter VII identified as Chapter VI.
Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Hard Cover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Grey boards with black lettering at spine; no visible flaws. DJ in mylar cover.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Peter Smith, Gloucester, Mass.
Date published: 1969
Description: Fine+ No DJ as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall FINE+ 1969 reprint of original 1916 Princeton University Press edition. Very slight creasing at spine tail. No DJ, as issued. Read More
Edition: Reprint 2016 edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia
Date published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780812281620ISBN:0812281624
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall FINE hard cover; spine ends creased--otherwise, as new. FINE DJ in mylar cover has light creases at spine ends and corners. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Russell & Russell, New York
Date published: 1968
Description: Near Fine. No DJ as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall FINE+ Hard Cover reprint of original 1901 Houghton Mifflin edition has slightest age-toning at text block top, lower corners lightly bumped. No DJ. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, London
Date published: 1968
Description: Fine in Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall FINE Hard Cover has very mild wear at spine ends, light foxing at text block edges. GOOD+ DJ in mylar cover; spine and hinges lightly faded and foxed. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd, London
Date published: 1966
Description: Fine in Fine+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall FINE hard cover is slightly bumped and has faint edge wear on head & tail of spine. Very light age toning at text block edges. FINE+ DJ in mylar cover has very faint rubbing at back crease fold. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh
Date published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780822932512ISBN:0822932512
Description: Near Fine in Good Plus jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Clean, crisp hardcover in near fine condition; light shelf wear. Good plus DJ in mylar cover has light rubbing and edge wear. Read More