Photolithographic reprints of the editions first published in 1954 and 1957 (items 66 and 106)
with 20 tissue protected photogravure plates including the frontis
with spines showing the lightest hint of fading and minimal wear otherwise
Leaf preceding the title-page reads in part ‘limited to 1980 numbered copies
In a lightly shelf-worn slipcase
The Hobbit or There and Back Again Agatha Christie Photolithographic reprints of the editionsThe Hobbit or There and Back Again, by J. R. R. Tolkien. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1990. Fourth edition, seventh impression. Publisher's original green cloth binding, with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Map endpapers. In an unclipped (8. 95 net UK) dust wrapper. Illustrated by the author. An acceptable ex library copy, with the binding square and generally firm, spine tips crushed, corners bumped, and foxing to the closed text block,