The Hobbit. by Tolkien, J.R.R - 1966

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1966. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles and tooling to the spines, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. Illustrations by the author. "In enchanted Middle-earth, a small, comfort-loving Hobbit is awakened from his slumbers by a visitor who tells of lost treasure. Before Bilbo Baggins returns home again, he journeys past wizards and elves, talkative trees and treasure-guarding dragons, all swirling in cosmic battle between good and evil. J.R.R. Tolkien's fully realized fantasy world won over generations of children, and dazzled adults with its deft interweaving of medieval legend and made-up languages, maps, and creatures. Tolkien legitimized the modern fantasy genre, and provided the 1960's counterculture with antiwar, back-to-Eden icons." (NYPL Books of the Century 199)