DESCRIPTION:
First Printing of the Heritage of Literature Edition in 1966. Original illustrated boards, issued without jacket on publication. The first printing of this edition being the 3rd edition, 16th impression overall. Maps as end pages.

Title: The Hobbit or There and Back Again
Publisher: Longmans, Green & Co Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1966
Pages: 278
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
This Edition: 1st printing (3rd edition 16th print of The Hobbit)

CONDITION:
A good copy with rubbing to the spine and boards.
Internally pages are clean, spotting to the edges of the text block.
Personalised with pen covering a whole page and first page (map) has 20p written in pencil
Small mark on front of cover and coloured in “o” of the word ‘poetry’, on the back of the cover
Discolouration to the spine.
Pages are somewhat creased and a few small marks. Pages have a typical ‘old book’ smell.

Other than that it’s in good vintage condition, binding is good and pages mostly clean.

I tried to show the imperfections as best as I can in the photos and video, if anything is unclear or you would like more info, please message me.


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