The Hobbit or There and Back Again, J.R.R. Tolkien, Alan Lee, 1997, Presumed First

Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1997. Presumed first printing thus. Glowingly illustrated by Alan Lee. 

Alan Lee’s detailed and dreamlike artwork accompanies J.R.R. Tolkien’s indelible imprint on literature and culture with his brilliant philology and mythology.

Forest green cloth-covered boards, gilt-stamped and decorated with a depiction of Smaug. Mylar-wrapped, unclipped dust jacket. A handsome copy of this desirable edition. 

Excellent vintage condition. Bears a conspicuous gift inscription.
ISBN 10: 0395873460 / ISBN 13: 9780395873465

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