This is a vintage Houghton Mifflin hardcover edition of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien, illustrated by the author, and bound in the classic salmon-colored cloth with black lettering and Tolkien's hobbit-head device on the spine.   No copyright page present but edition appears to be a vintage Houghton Mifflin reprint, printed in Great Britain, likely late 1950s/early 1960s based on the rear Tolkien titles listed.

Includes the color frontispiece and original map endpapers, the publisher's note discussing revisions and corrections to the text, and advertisements for Farmer Giles of Ham and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Printed in Great Britain and issued before the modern movie-era reprints, making it an appealing collectible edition for Tolkien enthusiasts.

While lacking its original dust jacket, this handsome mid-century copy displays beautifully on the shelf with clean pages, sound binding, and strong overall presentation.

Features:

• Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien

• Original map endpapers present

• Color frontispiece present

• Houghton Mifflin hardcover edition

• Printed in Great Britain

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