the hobbit

Descrizione libro: George Allen & Unwin, London, 1937. H. Back. Condizione libro: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. J. R. R. Tolkien (illustratore). First Edition. 8vo. A true first edition, impression, with original dust-jacket. pp. 310 + adverts, illustrations by Tolkien with black and red map. bound in light green cloth over boards. Stamped on upper cover in dark blue '[ decoration by Tolkien, mountains, moon and sun, wraps around covers and spine] Dust jacket, wove paper, wraparound illustration by Tolkien in black, green and blue. Original dust-jacket with small areas of loss to the top of the spine and closed tear to the rear of the jacket. Back flap with misspelled 'Dodgeson' crossed out with black ink. Very few copies have survived. This copy without restoration in this original state with bright and overall clean dust-jacket. W.H. Auden review of the "The Hobbit "one of the best children's stories of this century". C.S. Lewis -"The truth is that in this book a number of good things, never before united, have come together: a fund of humour, an understanding of children, and a happy fusion of the scholar's with the poet's grasp of mythology. The professor has the air of inventing nothing. He has studied trolls and dragons at first hand and describes them with that fidelity that is worth oceans of glib "originality." Scarce with very few copies in their original dust-jackets intact. Codice libro della libreria 070461

Descrizione libro: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. 1954,1954,1955, London, 1954. Hardcover. Condizione libro: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo. A most attractive set of Tolkien's three Landmark Books: (1) The Fellowship of the Ring, one of 2,500 first impression/first state copies bound by Jarrold and Sons, very Nearly Fine condition in alike dust-wrapper; (2) The Two Towers, 3,250 first impressions, faded top-stain, light foxing of page edges, in about Fine dust-wrapper; (3) The Return of the King, one of 7,000 First Edition/First Printings, Near Fine with light foxing to page edges in about Fine, second state dustjacket with reviewer comments to first two titles on back-flap, variant three with signature mark '4' present on page 49 and lines 'sagging' in the middle, originally designated as first state by Hammond/Anderson, later corrected by Wayne Hammond [The Tolkien Collector, Issue 11]. All volumes complete with folded maps of Middle Earth tipped in onto recto, back free endpaper with minor professional paper restoration. Dust-wrappers with original prices, free of prior owner inscriptions or markings. Rather scarce in this condition; Tolkien began The Lord of the Rings between 16 and 19 December 1937, three months after The Hobbit was published and George Allen & Unwin were encouraging Tolkien, against his inclination, to write a sequel. The rest is history. As C. S. Lewis commented (from the dust-jacket) : "If Ariosto rivalled it in invention (in fact he does not) he would still lack its heroic seriousness. No imaginary world has been projected which is at once so multifarious and so true to its own inner laws; none so seemingly objective, so disinfected from the taint of the author's merely individual psychology, no so relevant to the actual human situation yet so free from allegory. And what fine shading there is in the variations of style to meet the almost endless diversity of scenes and characters - comic, homely, epic, monstrous, or diabolic.". Codice libro della libreria 12777

Descrizione libro: Allen & Unwin, London, 1954. Original Cloth. Condizione libro: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. J.R.R. Tolkien (illustratore). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Published by George Allen & Unwin, 1954/54/55 1st UK Edition. The Fellowship of the Ring is a 1st impression published July 29th, 1954. One of 1500 printed for the UK. The Two Towers is a 1st impression published November 11th, 1954. One of 2250 printed for the UK. The Return of the King is a 1st impression published October 20th, 1955. This copy is the 1st State, as per Hammon & Anderson, with the signature mark '4' and having the slipped type on page 49. Correspondence with Wayne Hammond has indicated he has revised his original definition of the 1st state, from what was described in the Tolkien Bibliography, making this the later state. Maps are bound in to the rear in Near Fine condition, no tears or extra folds, The Fellowship map is the 1st State map with a red dot off the coast of Umbar. All three books are in their correct 1st impression dustjackets, in positively Near Fine condition. No soiling, no chips or loss, and positively no fading. Small area of dustjacket restoration to the tips of the spine on the Fellowship. None are price clipped, and show only the lightest of rubbing. Tiny bit of foxing to the edges of the Two Towers, and a bit of offsetting to the endpapers to all three books. The boards are clean and bright, one small spot to the rear board, a small bit of scuffing and marks to the bottom of the Fellowship spine. The text block is clean, bright and tight, without any internal foxing or markings. No previous owner's names or writing. The gilt to the spine is bright and untarnished on the first two books, with a bit of darkening to the Return. A bumped corner to the Return of the King. A beautiful set of First Editions of this classic of fantasy literature, with a custom quarter bound red leather clamshell case to protect and house these 'precious' books. Any questions, please feel free to ask. Digital photo's available, inquire if interested. Other Tolkien books available, include both the UK and US editions, original cloth bindings, custom fine bindings, and Signed/Numbered/Limited Editions. Codice libro della libreria 001023

Descrizione libro: London, George Allen & Unwin. 1937, 1937. FIRST EDITION. 8vo., pps. 310 + 1 adverts. Bound in publisher's green cloth, black tooling on spine and boards. 'Thror's' map at front and the map of the 'Wilderlands' at back. Illustrated throughout with Tolkien's own drawings. Trivial fading and bumping to the spine.King's College Cambridge ex libris bookplate on first blank. The book that gave new lease of life to short men with hairy feet. A fine copy in a facsimile dust wrapper. Codice libro della libreria 23539

Descrizione libro: George Allen & Unwin, London. Hard Cover. Condizione libro: As New. 1937. This is the Second impression printed in December of 1937, same year as the 1st impression. Decorative map endpapers, 4 color and 9 mono plates. The second impression is important for the addition of the 4 color illustrations by the author. This is the only early UK edition published with Tolkien's color illustrations. In a magnificent inlaid binding by the Chelsea Bindery. Front and back covers with two different elaborately inlaid scenes from the book. Spine with gilt rules in compartments. As new, preserved in a half green morocco clamshell box. An extraordinary custom binding from perhaps the premier binders of the current day. Codice libro della libreria 3132

Descrizione libro: George Allen and Unwin, London, 1937. Cloth Boards. Condizione libro: Good. No Jacket. First Edition, First Impression. 8vo. The true first edition, first impression of this scarce and collectable copy. 310 PP with requisite advertisement to rear, this copy comes without a DJ. But, it bears absolutely no marks, ink inscriptions, ex-libris plates or previous owner marks whatsoever. PP are exceptionally clean and tidy, no biopredation or spotting/foxing and free from tanning. Spine does bear some moderate damage, with the detachment of the lower portion of the cloth from the foot of the spine (4") revealing card beneath and edge of rear spine. But we believe this to be easily remedied in restoration. Slightly cocked, gutters are tight and clean and free from peeling or cracking, inner gutters slightly exposed but no detachment or cracking. Very light presumed thumb mark to foredge of pre-title, otherwise PP are truly clean and clear. Half inch scuff to front of CE, with some very light brown markings to the front of the boards, else a sound copy. Codice libro della libreria 49124

Descrizione libro: George Allen & Unwin, 1937. Hardcover. Condizione libro: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. George Allen and Unwin 1937, 1959. Early Impression. Second edition and 11th overall impression. With the original coloured frontispiece, 8 illustrations and cartographic endpapers all after designs by the author. 8vo, publishers original green cloth, pictorially decorated in blue across covers and spine with illustrations after J.R.R. Tolkiens designs and with the scarce pictorial dustwrapper. A very nice copy, the scarce dustjacket with no chips or paper loss which is rare for a book this age, just a touch of light and unobtrusive shelf abrasion to the top of the spine. THE HOBBIT is the first published book of J.R.R. Tolkiens great Middle Earth series wherein is the introduction of the Hobbits and many of the characters and settings for his later masterpiece THE LORD OF THE RINGS. This copy is signed by author J R R Tolkien on the title page and very rare as such. Pictures available on request. $12,500. Signed by Author(s). Codice libro della libreria 000173

Descrizione libro: Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1938., 1938. Cloth. Frontis, plates and endsheet maps. Near fine, tight and bright, in near very good dust jacket, with a few short tears and creases at edges and flap folds, shallow loss at head and toe of spine, and old tape repairs to a longer (5 cm) tear in the bottom edge of the lower panel and around the crown of the spine First American edition, first printing (or 'state'), with the bowing Hobbit device on the title, the endsheet maps reversed from their designation in the table of illustrations, no half- title, etc. The bibliographers report that the first American edition (by implication, including both states or printings) consisted of five thousand copies. Tolkien contributed his own four color plates to this American edition due to his concerns that work by American artists might not be compatible with his line drawings. Uncommon in any original form of the dust jacket. HAMMOND & ANDERSON A3B1. BLEILER, p.194. Codice libro della libreria WRCLIT 64895

Descrizione libro: George Allen & Unwin, London, UK, 1937. Full Leather. Condizione libro: Near Fine. First British Edition. First British Edition. First Impression. 310 pages, + 2 pages of advertisements at rear. Rebound in a designer deluxe binding of green morroco, with five raised bands, two leather spine lables and a vignette of a dragon -- in leather -- on the front board, in imitation of the dragon on the cover of the original cloth edition. Original endpapers (front: Thror's map; rear: Wilderland) in place with only minor wear showing at gutter. Text is clean, with only a couple of dust smudges internally. Contains 10 b&w illustrations by Tolkien (not including endpapers). A beautiful edition. Codice libro della libreria 000178

Descrizione libro: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., London, 1963. Hardcover. Condizione libro: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. Second Edition; Fourteenth Printing. 8vo; Signed by Author. A superb copy in Fine condition in Very Good+ 13th impression dustwrapper (use of prior edition wrappers by the publisher (!) was common at the time as output of print runs was not well synchronized). Only gentle rubbing at both ends of the spine and bottom cover edges. A rather exceptional copy signed by J. R. R. Tolkien with his classic signature directly on the title page; "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit" is the sentence that kicks off J. R. R. Tolkien's most legendary novel, originally published 21 September 1937 at a print run of 1,500 copies and eventually including 4 impressions. The second edition included impressions five to fifteen prior to the third edition in 1966. Literary history at its best. Codice libro della libreria 12872

Descrizione libro: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London, 1937. Hardcover. Condizione libro: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very Good/ no dj. An unrestored First edition, first impression of a classic. Original publishers green cloth boards are clean with one small whiteish stain on the front board. The binding is tight, although the map endpaper at the front of the book is beginning to crack. (See picture). Previous book store label on back pastedown but it does not cover the map. (see picture). Previous owners name and the notation of "Xmas 1937" are the only writing or names. Generally this is a very good, solid First Edition, first impression of which only 1500 were printed. General wear and bumping to the corners, as shown in the images. Imagine owning a piece of publishing history!. Codice libro della libreria 10077x

Descrizione libro: London: George Allen and Unwin, 1937, 1937. Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in dark green morocco, titles and decoration to spine, single rule to boards, twin rule to turn-ins, burgundy endpapers, gilt edges. A fine copy. With illustrations by the author in black and white. First edition, first impression. Codice libro della libreria 72786

Descrizione libro: London George Allen and Unwin 1937, 1937. First edition of the authorÕs first novel. With 10 illustrations by the author. 8vo, bound in full green crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, lettered and with gilt ruled borders in panels of spine, upper cover with gilt ruled borders enclosing inlaid silhouettes of a mountain along the upper edge and a dragon along the lower edge of the upper cover, both after Tolkien's designs, gilt ruled and decorated turn-ins, a.e.g., original cloth covers bound in. 310, ads. A very fine copy. RARE FIRST EDITION AND THIS COPY BOUND IN A VERY PLEASING AND INTERESTING BINDING. One of the great modern classics of fantasy literature THE HOBBIT is the first published book of J.R.R. TolkienÕs great ÔMiddle EarthÕ series wherein is the introduction of the Hobbits and many of the characters and settings for his later masterpiece THE LORD OF THE RINGS. One of the most internationally acclaimed works in the fantasy genre and one that appears to be eternally popular with readers young and old. Many people have tried to emulate TolkienÕs style, imagination and breathtaking use of language but to date no one has been able to equal or surpass him. In the decades since its original appearance it has become the standard by which all fantasy novels are judged and remains a popular ÔbestsellerÕ for each new generation. Codice libro della libreria 21813

Descrizione libro: Houghton Mifflin, Boston and New York, 1938. Hard Cover. Condizione libro: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. J.R.R. Tolkien (illustratore). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Hobbit or There and Back Again, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The 1st US Edition, 1st Impression in its original Dustjacket. A wonderful copy of an extremely collectable book, housed in it's very rare and newly professionally restored original dustjacket. This is the 1st Edition, 1st Impression, 1st State, with the Bowing Hobbit on the title page. The maps are bound opposite to the order of the List of Illustrations, as per Hammond and Anderson. Chapter VII header is uncorrected and reads as 'Chapter VI' This book features the 4 color and 9 black and white illustrations by Tolkien, all of which are present and in extremely clean and bright condition. There is a previous owners name to the front endpaper. The text block and maps are very clean and bright, without any foxing or offsetting whatsoever. There is a minor moisture mark at the bottom of the gutter on both the front and back map, no other pages show the moisture mark. The blank side of the rear (map) free endpaper also shows a drip line on the outer edge of the page that does show thru on the map side, and there is what appears to be a bookstores price stamp, and another number stamped at the bottom of the page. Very minor but noted for accuracy. The text block is tight with no loose pages or any separation from the binding. The original cloth shows only the most minor shelf wear on the tips of the bottom edges, very clean and unmarked. The very rare 1st Dustjacket, is original and newly restored, mainly to fix a couple of closed tears and some minor loss to the edges and spine tips. A beautiful professional restoration which presents this quite scarce dustjacket exquisitely. I have provided a custom clamshell case, Fully Bound in Black Leather with the Title, Author, Dwarve's Hat, and Publisher gilt stamped to the spine, along with the Bowing Hobbit and Title to the front. The inside of the case is lined with Black Silk Moire to protect and house this classic of modern fiction. Digital photo's available, inquire if interested. Other Tolkien books available, include both the UK and US editions, original cloth bindings, custom fine bindings, and Signed/Numbered/Limited Editions. Codice libro della libreria 001036

Descrizione libro: Oxford, 17. II. 1963., 1963. 4to. 1 p. To Julie Cape: "Thank you very much for your nice letter. I was very pleased that you wrote to tell me you enjoyed The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. As for writing more about the same characters, I have written almost all there is to write about them. But I hope you will recognize some of the characters in another book I am busy writing, called The Silmarillion, which I hope will soon be finished [.]". - Tolkien, who died in 1973, never finished "The Silmarillion". It was edited and published posthumously by his son, Christopher, in 1977. The "Silmarillion" tells the history of the First Age of Middle-Earth, the world in which "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" are set. Codice libro della libreria 28347

Descrizione libro: Allen & Unwin/Unwin Hyman/Harper Collins 1977, 1983-1996, London, 1977. Hardcover. First Edition. A complete set of the first editions of these poems, tales and songs that underlay Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. Tolkien began writing these tales while in college, 40 years before LOTR was published. Tolkien was a student of philology, the study of historical linguistics and the rules by which languages evolve, and in these stories he invented archaic languages and the stories told in those languages, and then tracked the evolution of both the stories and the language until they became the legends and mythology that informed Middle Earth. This attention to the actual process of the historical evolution of languages, and the way that the tales' history is embodied in linguistic evolution itself, is part of what gives the Trilogy its powerful sense of reality and immediacy: the characters are embedded in a historical context that is most often implicit, not explicit, just as our own historical context is. But long before the Lord of the Rings was on Tolkien's horizon, he wrote these tales with an eye toward the way myth and legend live and change over time; the stories are compelling in and of themselves, beyond the degree to which they inform his unquestioned masterpiece. They are also the reason that his masterpiece has withstood the test of time so far, and will likely continue to do so: the stories take place on a canvas whose scale is the broad sweep of human and linguistic history, and they are not bound to a particular time and place. In particular, these stories, most of them written between 1913 and the early 1940s, give the lie to the simplistic notion that Tolkien's trilogy is a mere analogue for the conflicts involved in World War II. If anything, it was the First World War -- with its senseless, mechanized destruction on a heretofore unimaginable scale -- that influenced Tolkien in his view that battle between the forces of good and evil was not a struggle of ideologies so much as one between a world view in harmony with nature and one that focused on unchecked industrial development. Volume 5 has a small nick at the upper rear spine fold; otherwise a fine set in fine, unclipped dust jackets. The Silmarillion and Volumes 1, 2 and 4 have no printed prices, as issued; Volume 4 has an A&U price sticker. Volumes 10 and 11 have printed prices on the flaps (in contrast to the unprinted export edition dust jackets, which, by the usual standards of the publication process, probably preceded those with printed prices). Published over the course of more than a dozen years, complete sets are very difficult to assemble as all of the volumes had small first printings, and some were positively tiny -- 1500 copies or so. The ultimate history of the worlds that underlay The Lord of the Rings. Codice libro della libreria 023976

Descrizione libro: Allen & Unwin, London, 1954. Full-Leather. Condizione libro: Near Fine. No Jacket. J.R.R. Tolkien (illustratore). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Lord of the Rings, Comprised of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Published by George Allen and Unwin, 1954/54/55 1st UK Edition, all 1st impressions. The Fellowship of the Ring is a 1st impression published July 29th, 1954. One of 1500 printed for the UK. The Two Towers is a 1st impression published November 11th, 1954. One of 2250 printed for the UK. The Return of the King is a 1st impression published October 20th, 1955. This copy is what was originally defined as the 1st State with the signature mark 4 as well as the slipped type on page 49. From correspondence with Wayne Hammond who has revised his original definition of the 1st state, from what was described in the Tolkien Descriptive Bibliography, making this the later or 2nd state. All original maps are present and in Near Fine condition, no tears or extra folds. An extraordinary set of first editions of this classic of fantasy literature. The set is fully rebound in Black Morocco Leather with Red Leather inserts with the Title and Author gilt stamped. The individual books feature the Title and Author in Tengwar Script on the front boards, with the JRRT Monogram to the rear boards, single gilt rule to the inside and outside edges. The set is further characterized by custom hand Marbled endpapers, by Joan Ajala of Australia, silk ribbon markers bound in, all edges trimmed and gilded, and is housed in a custom clamshell case designed to mirror the image of the books as well as to protect and show these beautiful books. These are distinguished by compartments, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and gilt ruled edges. Title, Author, Publisher and Date, as well as a 'Ring and Eye' device from the original UK dustjackets are featured in the compartments, and a larger version of the 'Ring & Eye' on the front boards of the case. The case is made to mirror the spines of the books, with the front boards featuring the title 'The Lord of the Rings' and the full author's name 'John Ronald Reuel Tolkien" in Tengwar Script. as well as a 'Ring and Eye' device from Tolkiens original UK dustjacket design. The rear of the case features a gilt stamped design of the 'Ring Poem' also in Tengwar Script. A beautiful design, executed by one of America's premier binders. All are very clean and bright with no foxing to any pages, and with no writing or signatures. Fantastic looking set, with a classic design. No expense spared in creating this finely bound, and highly collectable set of classics. A beautiful set, which incorporates all the artwork as designed by Tolkien himself. A Tolkien Collector's dream set. Digital photo's available, inquire if interested. Other Tolkien books available, include both the UK and US editions, original cloth bindings, custom fine bindings, and Signed/Numbered/Limited Editions. Codice libro della libreria 000801

Descrizione libro: Pyramid Books. A pair of items is offered, which include a lengthy handwritten critique by J.R.R. Tolkien, and the related paperback novel, Swords & Sorcery, with the introduction by L. Sprague de Camp. The copy of Swords & Sorcery has a notation, penned by Tolkien on the inside front cover: 'J.R.R. Tolkien from L. Sprague de Camp July 1964' The more significant item, is a sheet of stationary from the Hotel Miramar, East Overcliff, Bournemouth. On the verso, Tolkien has written in pencil, and overwritten the latter part in ink, a lengthy criticism of a story by Lord Dunsany, originally published in 1912 and entitled: "Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweler", which is included in the book. A not very complementary critique, but a wonderful example of his cryptic handwriting. A fantastic pair of items, written or signed by the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. These are both housed in a custom Dark Blue Leather Clamshell Case. The case has a recessed tray for the book, and a matching dark blue cloth folder fits on top of the tray to house the handwritten critique, protected in mylar. Marbled paper endpapers to complement the full leather binding and blue cloth interior and folder. A wonderful case to protect and show the two items. Digital photo's available, inquire if interested. Other Tolkien books available, include both the UK and US editions, original cloth bindings, custom fine bindings, and Signed/Numbered/Limited Editions. Codice libro della libreria 000971

Descrizione libro: George Allen & Unwin, Museum Street London, 1937. Cloth. Condizione libro: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. J.R.R.Tolkien (illustratore). First Edition; Second Impression. Octavo. Green decorated cloth with only very slight wear to spine ends and faint spotting to front cover.Some foxing to page edges. Decorated endpapers with Tolkien's maps in excellent condition. Small marginal bookseller's sticker on front pastedown. Owner`s contemporary bookplate and inscription `M+D. Christmas 1940` on half-title. Half-title has some light foxing. Coloured frontispiece. Dustwrapper, now in protective cover, is price-clipped and has small tears to corners. Approximately 1 inch square loss to wrapper at head of spine. Otherwise very bright and clean with only slight darkening to spine. PP are very bright and clear, good solid bind. An extremely attractive copy of a very elusive and sought-after title. Codice libro della libreria 33518

Descrizione libro: Houghton Mifflin, 1938. Hardcover. Condizione libro: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. First U.S. edition. Original dust jacket had numerous tears and chips on the edges that were repaired by a well meaning soul at some point. Tape has yellowed. Original price unclipped. Price also penciled inside the front page otherwise free of any internal marking. Binding is solid, no loose pages. Color and black & white illustrations by Tolkien. Front board has title and image of bowing hobbit. Boards are clean with no noticeable shelf ware. Codice libro della libreria 000753

Descrizione libro: Allen & Unwin, London, 1937 First Edition. Hardback., 1937. 8vo. pp 310. Illustrated by the author. In superb full green leather, lettered gilt at the spine with 5 raised bands decorated gilt, inner gilt dentelles and marbled endpapers. The true first from 1937 in very clean condition and sympathetically rebound by world class binders - the Chelsea Bindery. Photos can be supplied. Very good. Codice libro della libreria B29630

Descrizione libro: Allen & Unwin -1982, 1977. 8vo., First Edition, with 2 maps (one folding); handsomely bound in full red morocco, upper board blocked in gilt with JRT monogram, back with five raised bands, second and third compartments lettered in gilt, backstrip lightly sunned, a near fine copy in publisher's custom leather and board slip case. EDITION LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 36) OF WHICH THE FIRST 100 ARE SIGNED BY CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN ON THE INTEGRAL LEAF. The first one thousand copies of the first edition [1977] were retained by the publisher for later issue [in 1982] as this so-called 'collector's edition'. THIS IS THEREFORE THE FIRST LIMITED EDITION OF THE WORK, WITH THE FIRST HUNDRED COPIES SIGNED BY TOLKIEN'S SON, CHRISTOPHER, WHO EDITED HIS FATHER'S MANUSCRIPT. EXTREMELY SCARCE; THIS IS THE FIRST SUCH COPY WE HAVE HANDLED IN NEARLY THIRTY YEARS. The map of Realms of the Noldor and the Sindar is placed facing page 128; the large folding map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North is tipped-in at rear. Hammond pp.228-229. Codice libro della libreria 16930

Descrizione libro: OXFORD UNIVERSITY OXFORD ENGLAND, 1942. Condizione libro: Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. On offer is a super manuscript relic of English literature study and the state of one of England's premier universities. Professor J.R.R. Tolkein and others lecture and provide a detailed study of English literature at Oxford University in 1942 meticulously written by undergraduate student Mary Turner who does a superb job of keeping detailed notes in a loose-leaf folder with approximately 380 manuscript pages of lecture notes, essays, exam questions and translations of Anglo-Saxon texts. About 130 pages relate directly to Tolkien's lectures on Beowulf and other Anglo-Saxon works such as The Wanderer, Caedmon etc. We note at least seven direct references to Tolkien in lecture headings and the text, and one mention of 'The Hobbit'. The remaining notes relate to other authors and topics covered in the course e.g. Milton's Paradise Lost, Shakespeare, Marlowe, Webster, Swift, Pope, Addison, Samuel Johnson, The Romantic Movement, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Morte D'Arthur, Dryden, Donne, Marvell etc. Codice libro della libreria 0001488

Descrizione libro: Allen & Unwin, London, 1937. Full-Leather. Condizione libro: Near Fine. No Jacket. J.R.R. Tolkien (illustratore). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, by J.R.R. Tolkien. 1st UK Edition, 2nd Impression published by Allen & Unwin in 1937. Newly rebound in dark green morocco leather. First Edition, Second impression published 1937, same year as 1st impression. Decorative map endpapers lifted and reused, with 4 color and 9 mono plates all in excellent condition. The second impression is important for the addition of the 4 color illustrations by the author. This is the 1st and only early UK edition published with Tolkien's color illustrations. One of only 1877 copies of the original 2300 that survived the bombing of London in November 1940. This copy has been elegantly rebound in full Dark Green Morocco leather. Features Tolkiens original 'Mountains and Dragon' design gilt stamped on the boards and spine. Has no writing or inscriptions. Pages are clean and bright, a few minor finger smudges scattered through the book, none obtrusive. Absolutely no foxing noted in the text block or on the maps. All edges have been trimmed and gilded, with a black ribbon marker sewn in. Original cloth spine bound into the rear. A beautiful copy, in a fabulous finely crafted binding. A full leather clamshell case with matching gilt stamping is included to protect and display this wonderful copy. Digital photo's available, inquire if interested. Other Tolkien books available, include both the UK and US editions, original cloth bindings, custom fine bindings, and Signed/Numbered/Limited Editions. Codice libro della libreria 000961

Descrizione libro: Allen & Unwin, London, 1937. Original Cloth. Condizione libro: Very Good Plus. No Jacket. J.R.R. Tolkien (illustratore). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Hobbit or There and Back Again. Published by Allen & Unwin, a UK 1st Edition, 2nd impression was published in 1937, the same year as the original 1st impression. The exterior of this copy is lightly soiled, whereas the interior is very clean and bright, with no foxing or faults whatsoever. Decorative map endpapers are in excellent condition, clean and bright with small previous owners name on top ffep margin. Has the 4 color and 9 mono plates all in Near Fine condition, no tears, no foxing, no faults. The second impression is important for the addition of the 4 color illustrations by the author. This is the 1st and only early UK Editions that was published with four of Tolkien's color illustrations. One of only 1877 copies of the original 2300 that survived the bombing of London in November 1940. This copy shows light soiling to the covers, with a small repair to a 1/4" area of fraying and/or loss at the bottom of the spine. The repair was made with remnants from another 2nd imp UK Hobbit that was rebound. The exterior also has a minor bump to the front lower corner. Some light shelfwear, but in very good plus condition overall. The text block is clean and bright, binding still tight. Has absolutely no foxing, soiling, or markings in the text block. Features Tolkien's orignal 'Mountains and Dragon' design stamped in blue on the boards and spine. A beautiful copy, furnished with a facsimile of the original 2nd impression UK Dustjacket. This copy is housed in a beautiful Quarter Leather and Marbled Paper Clamshell Case with a gilt stamped Leather Spine that features the 'Mountains', Title, Author, JRRT Monogram, Publisher and date published. A beautiful presentation to house and protect this highly collectable copy, of this timeless classic. Digital photo's available, inquire if interested. Other Tolkien books available, including both the UK and US editions, original cloth bindings, custom fine bindings, and Signed/Numbered/Limited Editions. Codice libro della libreria 000970

Descrizione libro: Boston, Houghton Mifflin & Co. 1938., 1938. 8vo., pp. 312. FIRST US EDITION, First issue with 'Bowing Hobbit' on title page. Expertly bound in full green oasis leather, raised bands, titled in gilt, top edge gilt. Publisher's cloth and maps bound in. With coloured illustrations, this is also the first edition to feature the 'Bilbo Wakes Up' plate. Hammond & Anderson [A3b]. Bleiler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature [310]. Codice libro della libreria 34665

Descrizione libro: Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1938, 1938. Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in green morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards and turn-in, original endpapers, gilt edges. Just a little rubbing to the original endpapers and a couple of minor spots, an excellent copy in a fine binding. With illustrations including the endpapers of maps and scenes from the book, of which 4 are in colour. All designed by the author. First American edition, first issue, with the vignette on the title page. A beautifully bound copy of this children's classic. Codice libro della libreria 65669

Descrizione libro: Boston: Houghton Mifflin,1938. First American edition with all first issue points present. Elegantly rebound in full morocco. In fine condition. Map endpapers present. Codice libro della libreria 1970

Descrizione libro: Houghton Mifflin, 1938. Condizione libro: Fine. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1938. 1st American edition. 310 pp. 8vo. Full green morocco with gilt backstrip, edges and dentelles. Marbled endsheets. Book Condition: Near fine. Only flaw is a moisture ring from a small glass on the front cover. Cartographic endsheets bound in at rear. Fantasy. Codice libro della libreria RTOLHOB00tw