1966 Farmer Giles of Ham JRR Tolkien EARLY PRINTING vintage book Scifi, Hobbit, Lord of the Rings illustrated by Pauline Diana Baynes

Farmer Giles of Ham is a comic medieval fantasy about an ordinary, rather self-important farmer who becomes an accidental hero. A wandering giant damages Giles’s farm, and Giles drives him away with an old blunderbuss. The villagers turn the event into a heroic legend, and the king rewards him with an ancient sword. Later, when the dragon Chrysophylax Dives begins terrorizing the countryside, Giles is expected to confront him. Giles is not a traditional noble knight. He survives largely through practicality, luck, stubbornness, and clever bargaining. He eventually outwits both the dragon and the greedy king, gaining wealth and establishing himself as ruler of his own territory.

CONDITION: VG-.

ABOUT: Title: Farmer Giles of Ham
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator: Pauline Diana Baynes
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London
Additional imprint: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston
Edition: Fifth impression
Publication year: 1966
Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
Approximate size: 7½ x 5 inches
Printed in Great Britain