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The Hobbit or There and Back Again
by J.R.R. Tolkien / Eric Fraser (Illust.)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 1980. 2nd Impression . Near Fine/Very Good. 6 x 9.25 inches (15.5 x 24 cm). Slipcase: Very slight marking. Small split to lower edges of end panel. Overall case condition is Very Good. Book: Second printing of the first Folio Society edition, this is the American issue variant acknowledging Houghton Mifflin on the copyright page. Quarter leather binding with maroon cloth boards, blocked in gilt to front board and spine. Very slight fading to top page edge, otherwise excellent. (Folio 60/75: 456). Overall book condition is Near Fine. Size: 6 x 9.25 inches (15.5 x 24 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 245
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1225E027
- Title
- The Hobbit or There and Back Again
- Author
- J.R.R. Tolkien / Eric Fraser (Illust.)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 6 x 9.25 inches (15.5 x 24 cm)
- Keywords
- Fantasy, Horror_SciFi
- Bookseller catalogs
- Folio Society; Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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