Tolkien
by Humphrey Carpenter
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Clarence, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. Measuring approximately 9.5" x 6.25" with 286 numbered pages.
This book is in good minus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering on spine and front board still full and vivid. Minor foxing to all edges of textblock. Interior pages are bright and clean. Dust jacket is in good minus condition. Minor chipping to both ends of spine and around all edges of jacket. Moderate foxing and staining to both panels.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory #(O1-39).
This book is in good minus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering on spine and front board still full and vivid. Minor foxing to all edges of textblock. Interior pages are bright and clean. Dust jacket is in good minus condition. Minor chipping to both ends of spine and around all edges of jacket. Moderate foxing and staining to both panels.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory #(O1-39).
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5529
- Title
- Tolkien
- Author
- Humphrey Carpenter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
Terms of Sale
Ernestoic Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ernestoic Books
Biblio member since 2023
Clarence, New York
About Ernestoic Books
Ernestoic Books, where you can find the most sought after Modern First Editions. As our name suggests, Ernest Hemingway is our specialty and our passion. We guarantee the condition of every book we sell. Returns may be made within 14 days of receipt for any reason. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...