The Adventures Of Tom Bombadil (2nd print 1962) by Tolkien, J. R. R - 1962

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1962. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pauline Baynes. First edition second printing 1962. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Paper covered boards are clean with minor rubs to edges, light bumps and visible rubbing to corners. Bumped and rubbed to head and foot of spine. Split 3mm to foot of front joint, with corresponding 12mm split to rear joint, resulting in small loss and chipping. The text block clean, with very light toning to edges, slightly more pronounced to top edge. Previous booksellers neat pencil price to FEP. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels lightly read. Very good condition. The price clipped jacket grades as good, with noticeable rubbing to edges, particularly at the front joint. There are a couple of very small 1mm edge tears to both the top and bottom edges. There are splits with minor losses to all corners, with more major losses to lower corner of the front panel and at the foot of the spine on the rear panel. However both the front and rear panels have bold colours and are clean. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very solid copy of this increasingly scarce early printing of this collectible Tolkien title. Illustrated jacket and throughout in colour and B&W by Pauline Baynes. To browse the rest of our extensive Tolkien listings search using the keyword: Durdjrrt