(The Hobbit) Bilbo: En Hobbits Aventyr
by Tolkien, J.R.R.; Tove Jansson [Illustrations]
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren, 1962. First Tove Jansson Illustrated Edition. Good. First Tove Jansson illustrated edition, text in Swedish. Bound in publisher's illustrated paper covered boards over green cloth spine lettered in gilt. Good with lean to binding, staining to spine cloth and fading and soiling to covers, wear to corners and spine ends. Former owner name to front free endpaper and repaired tear to rear pastedown. Illustrated by the creator of the Moomins, Tove Jansson, perfectly pairing a dream-like Nordic influence with Tolkien's iconic fantasy.
Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944439
- Title
- (The Hobbit) Bilbo: En Hobbits Aventyr
- Author
- Tolkien, J.R.R.; Tove Jansson [Illustrations]
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Tove Jansson Illustrated Edition
- Publisher
- Rabén & Sjögren
- Place of Publication
- Stockholm
- Date Published
- 1962
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....