THE HOBBIT or THERE AND BACK AGAIN (De Luxe Edition)

Third Impression of De Luxe Edition 8vo. black cloth hardback with gilt titles to spine and decorative gilt, red and white dragon vignette to upper board, in black clothbound box with printed paper title label to one side in red and black. All edges speckled green. Marbled endpapers. 286pp., illustrated with 2 double-page maps and 13 colour plates (7 having later colouring by W. E. Riddett). A clean copy with no markings or inscriptions. A VERY GOOD COPY in VERY GOOD BOX.