THE HOBBIT There & Back Again J.R.R.Tolkien 1938 1st Print 3rd State Hardcover

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THE HOBBIT There & Back Again J.R.R.Tolkien 1938 1st Print 3rd State Hardcover:
$750.00

Item Description: Houghton Mifflin, Boston and New York, 1938. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: NO DJ. J.R.R. Tolkien (illustrator). 1st Edition. The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Published by Houghton Mifflin in 1938, a 1st US Edition, 3rd State with the flautist to the title page. A wonderful copy of an extremely collectable book. This is the 1st Edition, 1st Impression, 3rd State, with the publishers device (flautist) on the title page. The maps are in the proper order as per the List of Illustrations. This book also has the half title page as called for, and has the corrected \'Chapter VII\' on page 118. It features the 4 color and 9 black and white illustrations by Tolkien, all of which are present and in extremely clean and bright condition. No names or inscriptions.

A beautiful example of this classic rarity.