THE HOBBIT Easton Press by J. R. R. Tolkien - 1984

Easton Press, 1984. Novelty. New. Family owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. New and unread! The Hobbit, the work that started it all, illustrated by Tolkien himself. Tolkien's epic fantasy world immortalized in a magnificent leather-bound, accented with 22kt gold. The page-ends are gilded with a gleaming gold finish. Fabric end-sheets provide both beauty and sturdiness. The Features Include: - Book measures 6' x 9'. - Bound in genuine leather. - Accented with 22kt gold. - Beautiful gilded page-ends. - Sturdy and elegant fabric end-sheets. - Pages are Smyth-sewn into the binding. - Satin ribbon page markers. - Acid-neutral paper. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours.

The Easton Press, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good. Four volumes: The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King. Green leather with gilt titling and decoration, ribbon markers, gilt page edges, silk endsheets. These copies are not first Easton printings, but are pre-2008/2009, with the rune for the letter 'H' still lacking its crossbars in the decorative inscription which is gilt-stamped at front panel of every volume, predating the correction. Maps laid-in to the three volumes of 'Lord of the Rings.' Leather fine. Spine of 'Fellowship' has a slight forward tilt; other spines square. Bindings sound. Some very light wear to gilt page edges. Easton bookplates adhered at either fly leaf or verso of FFEP of each volume, with a prior owner's name penned in. Interiors else clean, texts bright and unmarked.

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. Hardcover. All 5 volumes are SEALED AND BRAND NEW. Leather Bound. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This set is in full leather with hubbed spines.