Hobbit or There and Back Again by JRR Tolkien vintage book with dust jacket Third Edition 39th printing Science fiction Lord of the Rings

The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
1970* Third Edition, 39th Printing
Houghton Mifflin Company
Boston
ISBN: 0395071224
Hardcover in dust-jacket
320 pp.
Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien

The runes bordering the dust-jacket read: ‘THE HOBBIT OR THERE AND BACK AGAIN BEING THE RECORD OF A YEARS JOURNEY MADE BY BILBO BAGGINS OF HOBBITON COMPILED FROM HIS MEMOIRS BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN AND PUBLISHED BY HOUGHTON MIFFLIN AND CO’.

CONDITION: FORMER LIBRARY BOOK with dust jacket. PLEASE SEE PICTURES for library marking to book
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- Fine: Unused, like new, without any flaws.
- VG+ (Very Good +): May have been opened & read, but no defects to the book, jacket or pages. Shows some small signs of wear but no tears on binding or paper. ⭐️
- VG (Very Good): More obvious signs of use with no significant creasing or defects.
- VG- (Very Good): Worn. Defects are noted.
- Poor / Fair / Former Library Book: Worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, have loose binding.

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