Hobbit Back Again Illustrated Edition by J R R Tolkien (8 results)

Condition: Very Good. Lee, Alan (illustrator). First edition thus. VG: in very good condition with dust jacket. Closed tear to jacket. 250mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). ix, 291pp. This edition published specially for Dealerfield Ltd in 2001. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. Illustrated hardback laminated board cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Book Club Edition. The book is bound in golden boards with bright red & green decorative borders & spine. All clean, bright & unmarked. Like new. Book Club mark on the back cover. The slipcase has 2 stains on the front, otherwise clean & bright. Good 0nly.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrations from the film by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass. An oversize, elongated volume, clean pages and bright imagery. This copy is good+ (rubbing to board ends, bumped corner, gift inscription inside ffep, erased pencil'd name outer ffep, text block beginning to loosen at spine crown; no loose pages) in a very good dust jacket (minor chip rear cover top edge and rear cover upper corner, internal damp stain rear cover top). A nice copy of this unusual edition of Tolkien's classic tale.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. (9 Illustrators) (illustrator). First Thus. Fine, Flawless Book in Good publisher's original transparent mylar jacket. The Hobbit, Or There and Back Again, Illustrated Edition. New York: Harry N. Abrams Publishing, 1977. First Thus. Illustrations by Rankin / Bass Productions, Inc. (9 Illustrators). Over 230 full-color illustrations, including tri-foldout and of course maps. Large, square quarto, illustrated semi-gloss boards, 220 pp. Fine, completely flawless book, in a Good original publisher's transparent jacket, with one notable chip and several closed tears, but with the full white titling and blurb as well as, of course, the wrap-around red dragon on it. One of the most collectible of editions of Tolkien's timeless classic, here with the book in pristine condition, and the fragile transparent jacket, though somewhat damaged as described, essentially complete. See scans. Ships in stout protection, of course. L3.

8vo., Sixth Edition, with fine full-page coloured illustrations, and monochrome drawings and maps in the text; green cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, brown endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of Tolkien's masterpiece. THIS IS THE FIRST 'HOBBIT' WITH ALAN LEE'S NOW ICONIC ILLUSTRATIONS.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Oblong quarto. Illustrations by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass. Sight toning on the spine thus near fine in a very good printed acetate dust jacket with a tear on the rear spine fold and rear flap fold. An illustrated edition of *The Hobbit* with art from the 1977 animated film.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, Museum Street, 1958, Second Edition, Fourth Impression or Eighth Impression Overall. Full coarse grain morocco green leather binding, with gilt titles to a red label on the spine, two gilt lined raised bands, gilt decoration to the base of the spine, gilt dragon to the front board, gilt flag decoration to the rear board. With the original end papers bound in, the end papers tanned with some stains to the rear paste down, pages tanned with some marks (see images), with some historically folded corners. Illustrated. Full dark green morocco housed in a green cloth slipcase. Pagination: 315pp. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates Approximately 7 ½ inches tall (book), 8 inches tall (slipcase). Condition Report Externally Spine fine condition bright and clean with gilt titles to a red label and flag decorations. Joints fine condition sound. Corners fine condition. Boards fine condition gilt dragon to the front board and gilt flag to the rear board. Page edges good condition tanned and darkened. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition sound. Paste downs good condition original, minor marks and foxing. End papers good condition original, minor marks and foxing. Title good condition gently tanned. Pages good condition with some marks, and historically folded corners. Binding very good condition attractive. See photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. London: Folio Society, 2001-2003, Folio Society Numbered Limited Edition. Full Wassa goatskin leather binding with hand woven pure Indian silk covered boards created exclusively for Folio Society Members, limited to 1750 individually numbered copies, in full leather slipcases blocked in gold, this set numbered 2-6 to all 3 works. The extended set comprises 'The Hobbit' (seventh printing thus, 2002); 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (seventh printing thus, 2002); 'The Two Towers' (sixth printing thus, 2001); 'The Return of the King' (seventh printing thus, 2002); 'The Silmarillion' (fourth printing thus, 2003). ' The Silmarillion' is edited by Christopher Tolkien. 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy is illustrated by Ingahild Grathmer drawn by Eric Fraser, 'The Hobbit' by Eric Fraser and 'The Silmarillion' by Francis Mosley. Calligraphy for all volumes is by John Andrew and the bindings are by Smith Settle of Otley. Provenance: original letter from the Folio Society owner included. Approximately 9 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition gilt titles and decoration. Joints very good condition. Corners very good condition. Boards very good condition quarter leather, silk cloth boards, very minor marks. Page edges very good condition gilt top edge, others clean. Slipcases very good condition minor marks. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition sound. Paste downs very good condition maps or plain (Silmarillion). End papers very good condition maps or plain (Silmarillion). Title very good condition unread. Pages very good condition unread. Binding very good condition attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 2001-3 Binding: Hardback.