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Seller: mfr_rare_books
(2764)
99.2% positive
London, GB
Completed
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Ended Apr 7, 2022 6:38:12 PM
Category: Books, Comics & Magazines:Antiquarian & Collectable
£570.00
[18 Bids]
Buyer: h***p (90)
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Condition: Fine condition.
[TOLKIEN, J.R.R.]. The Hobbit or There and Back Again. London: The Folio Society, 2002. Seventh printing. Limited deluxe edition no. 738 of 1750. Leather-bound in slipcase. Hardcover. Octavo (240 x 150 mm.). Pp. 245. English text. Illustrated by Eric Fraser. Bound in publisher's original quarter Moroccan goatskin, smooth spine gilt, pure Indian silk sides, top edge gilt. Slipcase fully leather-bound with elaborate gilt decoration on one side and scalloped edges. Map endpapers. Initial and terminal blanks plus half-title present. Illustrated chapter headings. Silk ribbon marker. Printed at The Bath Press on Caxton Wove Paper. Lettering on slipcase and book spine designed by Calligrapher, John Andrew. Condition: FINE. An immaculate copy which looks and feels unread. International tracked shipping - dispatched promptly and securely. Please view my other auctions.
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