J.R.R Tolkien (1892-1973)The Hobbit, or There and Back Again1st Edition: 4th Impression (& last of the first edition)London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1946Complete, pp: [11], 12-310, [2]Colour frontispiece and black & white in-text illustrationsContemporary pictorial green cloth, sadly lacking the dustjacket; pictorial endpapers, green-stained top-edge. 8vo (19cm x 13.5cm) Condition:~ Please see my images. Internally a very clean copy printed on slightly toned wartime economy paper. Frontispiece good. The recto endpapers with a contemporary biro ownership inscription, and a slightly later pricing in biro too in the upper-right margin - it was also priced in pencil at the centre, since erased but pencilled so hard that it has impressed on the following blanks and is almost on-apparent on the half-title; minor and stable split at the tail of the gutter; odd small speckle. Verso endpaper without inscriptions or split, odd small speckle. Green-stained top-edge faded. Text still in situ but with a little movement and the spine weakened. The cloth binding intact but with some fading, scuffs and wear, small bumps, etc, particularly at the joints; the front board has a little ink stain. Please see my other books for sale by auction. Will dispatch the weekend after cleared payment. I will send internationally, but only tracked and/or signed for. And I am also happy to combine postage. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to send me a message.