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Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
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The Hobbit or There and Back Again. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1937
8vo (7 1/4 x 5 in; 185 x 125 mm). Frontispiece, 8 plates and one vignette by Tolkien, advertisement leaf at end. Full green morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, upper cover with gilt dragon motif in lower right corner, edges gilt, marbled endpapers, original cartographic endpapers and publisher's illustrated green cloth upper cover bound in.
8vo (7 1/4 x 5 in; 185 x 125 mm). Frontispiece, 8 plates and one vignette by Tolkien, advertisement leaf at end. Full green morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, upper cover with gilt dragon motif in lower right corner, edges gilt, marbled endpapers, original cartographic endpapers and publisher's illustrated green cloth upper cover bound in.
Literature
Currey 476; Hammond A3a.
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition in an attractive binding replicating the dragon motif from the front cover of the original cloth binding.