The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, and Other Verses from The Red Book
by TOLKIEN, J. R. R. & BAYNES, PAULINE (Illus)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
George Allen & Unwin 1962. FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, illus title page, 64pp, illus, VG (light bruising & moderate scuffing to extrems & spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, tatty (price clipped, 2/3 of rear & lower third of spine completely missing with moderate tape staining to tear points, heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges)
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- Title
- The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, and Other Verses from The Red Book
- Author
- TOLKIEN, J. R. R. & BAYNES, PAULINE (Illus)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin 1962
- Keywords
- J R R Tolkien literature fantasy modern first editions verse
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...