The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien - 1962

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World 1966 New York, 1969. Near fine (page edges a bit tanned) in very good dust jacket (sunned spine, edgewear at top and bottom of spine). SIGNED by author on title page in 1997. Author's third book.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

C. Elkin Mathews at the Sign of the Bodley Head.,1889. LIMITED EDITION, one of only 250 copies. First book to be published under the Bodley Head Imprint. The authors second book. Blue paper covered boards with cream paper spine. Degree of chipping on spine with uniform discolouration. Light foxing to some pages only. Overall a near very good copy.:

Printed for F. Style. London.,1739. FIRST, AND ONLY, EDITION. 8vo. Front wrapper, ii,28pp. Lacking the half title but with the rare printed front wrapper (showing the price of Six Pence) laid down and bound in. Text complete. Top edge of pages have been cut and gilded, the others are untrimmed. Pages a bit marked and rubbed but overall a very good example. The original front wrapper has some small areas of loss to the edges and corners and has been professionally laid down. Bound in modern half red crushed morocco by C. Walters. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Compartments lettered in gilt. Boards with dark red cloth. Burgundy endpapers. Previous owners bookplate (Douglas Peter Crossman, Earl Stonham) on front pastedown endpaper. Overall a very good copy of this uncommon political satire, mocking the supporters of George II and Prince James Stuart, the Old pretender. Not in Halkett & Laing.:

Modern Library, New York,, 1933. HBDJ, 1933, Stated First ML Edition on Copyright pg, VG+/VG, AS-IS, 225 titles MENTIONED ON BACK & Inside DJ with 95 cents per copy; Very Good+ condition with minor fading to spine and light wear and at spine extremities.Solid binding, bright gilt, attractive lightly faded brown topstain. Contents are clean with no owner's signature or other writing in text.; dust jacket is also Very Good with minimal chipping to spine extremities and corners., 279 pages NO ADS IN BACK, bright cover and gilt; Toledano # 211.1; Style 7 binding in Brown with Bright Gold gilt Streamer Man on front cvr & Titled in Gilt on spine,; Titles on Blue, B/W DJ date from Spring 1933 and are accurate for a First; mild edge wear to DJ with TINY chips to top and bottom edge; TINYchips to head and heel of DJ spine; Small4.25 X 6.75 IN.Interior nice tight clean light Fox Thruout ,It is the central story, that of Melanctha, the Negro girl, which is the most original and compelling of the… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. First edition / First printing. Gray cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket with slight wear. Fresh clean copy, gray boards have no fading and sharp corners. The author's third book and one of his best. Winner of the 1979 John Burroughs Medal for a distinguished work in the field of Natural History. National Book Award Finalist. Lannan Literary Award. Guggenheim Fellowship.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World 1966 New York, 1969. Near fine (page edges a bit tanned) in very good dust jacket (sunned spine, edgewear at top and bottom of spine). SIGNED by author on title page in 1997. Author's third book.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

C. Elkin Mathews at the Sign of the Bodley Head.,1889. LIMITED EDITION, one of only 250 copies. First book to be published under the Bodley Head Imprint. The authors second book. Blue paper covered boards with cream paper spine. Degree of chipping on spine with uniform discolouration. Light foxing to some pages only. Overall a near very good copy.:

Printed for F. Style. London.,1739. FIRST, AND ONLY, EDITION. 8vo. Front wrapper, ii,28pp. Lacking the half title but with the rare printed front wrapper (showing the price of Six Pence) laid down and bound in. Text complete. Top edge of pages have been cut and gilded, the others are untrimmed. Pages a bit marked and rubbed but overall a very good example. The original front wrapper has some small areas of loss to the edges and corners and has been professionally laid down. Bound in modern half red crushed morocco by C. Walters. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Compartments lettered in gilt. Boards with dark red cloth. Burgundy endpapers. Previous owners bookplate (Douglas Peter Crossman, Earl Stonham) on front pastedown endpaper. Overall a very good copy of this uncommon political satire, mocking the supporters of George II and Prince James Stuart, the Old pretender. Not in Halkett & Laing.:

Modern Library, New York,, 1933. HBDJ, 1933, Stated First ML Edition on Copyright pg, VG+/VG, AS-IS, 225 titles MENTIONED ON BACK & Inside DJ with 95 cents per copy; Very Good+ condition with minor fading to spine and light wear and at spine extremities.Solid binding, bright gilt, attractive lightly faded brown topstain. Contents are clean with no owner's signature or other writing in text.; dust jacket is also Very Good with minimal chipping to spine extremities and corners., 279 pages NO ADS IN BACK, bright cover and gilt; Toledano # 211.1; Style 7 binding in Brown with Bright Gold gilt Streamer Man on front cvr & Titled in Gilt on spine,; Titles on Blue, B/W DJ date from Spring 1933 and are accurate for a First; mild edge wear to DJ with TINY chips to top and bottom edge; TINYchips to head and heel of DJ spine; Small4.25 X 6.75 IN.Interior nice tight clean light Fox Thruout ,It is the central story, that of Melanctha, the Negro girl, which is the most original and compelling of the… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. First edition / First printing. Gray cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket with slight wear. Fresh clean copy, gray boards have no fading and sharp corners. The author's third book and one of his best. Winner of the 1979 John Burroughs Medal for a distinguished work in the field of Natural History. National Book Award Finalist. Lannan Literary Award. Guggenheim Fellowship.