The Hobbit – THIRTEENTH IMPRESSION – 1961 – J. R. R. Tolkien

Description

HARDBACK – A very good or better book tightly bound in the publisher’s green cloth boards with black lettering to the spine. The boards are very clean indeed with sharp corners that are free of any bumping. There is mild pushing to the spine tips with a slither of colour loss to the base of the spine, around one millimeter of colour loss in total. Internally, the pages are clean with just a few light foxing to the page blocks, with a little foxing to the first six pages. There is a small owner name in black ink to the top corner of the third page, but free of any other names or inscriptions. The dust wrapper is a fourteenth impression, and is in very good condition with no fading to the spine, but with a small chip to the spine tip, also with rubbing to the corners of the front and rear flap folds. The dust wrapper’s has a few old tape marks to the verso of the wrapper that do not show through to the front panels. These tape remnants may be removable with a little care. Overall, a clean dust wrapper, with the publisher’s printed price of 12s.6d.net. present to the front flap. Seller Inventory # 002083