The Hobbit-J.R.R. Tolkien-Illustrated by Alan Lee-TRUE First/1st Edition-RARE

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The Hobbit-J.R.R. Tolkien-Illustrated by Alan Lee-TRUE First/1st Edition-RARE:
$49.99

Up for sale is a Very Rare, TRUE First American Edition/First Printing of The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, Illustrated by Alan Lee.
Obviously, this is NOT the First Edition/First Printing of The Hobbit.This is the First, Illustrated by Alan Lee, Edition.The Alan Lee Illustrated Edition had numerous, subsequent printings.Those printings were indicated by the number lines and/or mention of their editions/printings.This is the TRUE First American Edition/First Printing of the Alan Lee Illustrated Edition with the date of \"1997\" clearly stated and NO number line or mention of subsequent printings!!
Hardcover with its original, First State dust jacket, NOT price-clipped!Original price of $35.00.Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1997.Quarto, deep green cloth boards with gilt device on the cover and gilt imprinting on the spine.
Profusely Illustrated with Numerous, Gorgeous Alan Lee Illustrations!A lavish edition full of the great Alan Lee\'s enchanting color illustrations and black and white pencil sketches
A TRUE First American Edition/First Printing/First State with ALL First Edition Points present!
This rare treasure has some clearly visible wear, mainly to the dust jacket, but is still in lovely, Highly Collectible condition!The book appears gently read and has no internal writing, no foxing, no remainder marks, no missing or ripped pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE. The binding is tight and the pages are still surprisingly crisp and clean! Some general/shelf wear along with bumping/wear to the spine/corners/extremities, wear/marks to the cloth boards and wear to the edge/fore pages, NOT affecting the text!There are some clearly visible marks on the title page.The marks/page has been closely photographed for your consideration/careful examination.Please note the marks on the title page and the wear on the spine and at the corners.
The original, First State dust jacket is fully intact and NOT price-clipped! Some general/shelf wear along with numerous creases, extensive chipping, marks/rubbing, scratches and rips/tears resulting in some loss of paper.Please note the wear on the spine, at the corners, along both the top and bottom edges and especially the rips/tears!The rips/tears are extensive and clearly visible!The unfortunate wear/rips/tears have been closely photographed and should be considered BEFORE offerding/buying.
We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear, particularly to the dust jacket, when determining the value of this rare book.Our VERY LOW asking price is a reflection of that consideration.The unfortunate wear on the dust jacket is EXTENSIVE/SUBSTANTIAL and should be considered BEFORE offerding/buying.If the jacket was in better condition, our asking price would be considerably higher.Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection.Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!!Following the conclusion of the sale, payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed.Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive response/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!