The Adventures of Tom Bombadil - and other Verses From the Red Book (1st Edition - 8th Impression) by TOLKIEN, J R R (illustrated by Pauline Baynes) - 1974

Allen & Unwin, 1968. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 3rd impression of first edition. Owner name to front endpaper.Dustwrapper not price-clipped and worn at top edge.

George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. George Allen & Unwin LTD 1974 rerprint. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover.

George Allen & Unwin, London, 1974. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. 8th Impression 8vo in colour printed boards, 63pp on stiff paper, illustrations in text __CONDITION : An extremely well preserved almost AS NEW unmarked copy. ... __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1975. First Edition, Ninth Impression . Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pauline Baynes. 1975 First edition, ninth impression. Size octavo, 64 pages. Pictorial boards illustrated by Pauline Baynes, matching dust jacket. Book condition very good, hinges rubbed, previous owner's name to front end-paper else contents very clean. Dust jacket condition very good, corners and edges rubbed with a couple of creases and some chips, 1x1 inch tear without loss to upper edge of front panel, 1.5 x .5 inch tear with loss to front lower outer corner, not price clipped, blue A & U sticker without price over the original price. With wonderful illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Tom Bombadil also appears in The Fellowship of the Ring. He was the oldest being in Middle-Earth along with TreeBeard and the other Ents. He was always there from the begining. JRR Tolkien created Tom as a founding father of middle-earth much… Read More

George Allen & Unwin, 1974. 8th printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8th Impression of the 1st Printing. Wrapper is in a clear plastic wrapper. Wrapper is price clipped and very lightly rubbed, but clean. Boards are clean, tape marks to pastedowns, otherwise, Clean throughout. Near Fine.

London : Allen & Unwin, 1972. 6th edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the colour-printed boards. Spine and panel edges somewhat dulled andrubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Small tear on page 15. In a good, somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. Contents; The adventures of Tom Bombadil -- Bombadil goes boating -- Errantry -- Princess Mee -- The man in the moon stayed up too late -- The man in the moon came down too soon -- The stone troll -- Perry-the-winkle -- The mewlips -- Oliphaunt -- Cat -- Fastitocalon -- Shadow-bride -- The hoard -- The sea-bell -- The last ship. Subjects; Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) 1892-1973. Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) 1892-1973. Fantasy poetry, English. Children's poetry, English. Poetry.Poésie enfantine anglaise. Children's poetry, English. Fantasy poetry, English. English poetry. Children's… Read More

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1969. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper sunned at the spine and a touch edgeworn with a small nick to the head of the spine.. Pauline Baynes. Hardback in dust wrapper (matching pictorial boards). Physically 9” x 5¾” (0.6 kg); 63pp; Illustrated by Pauline Baynes; 4th impression, first published 1961. Includes: Colour plates; Black & white drawings; Frontispiece; Title page vignette; ISBN: 0-048-21019-6 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #199943|| Condition: