The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and other verses from the Red Book by J.R.R. Tolkien

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.

A very good hardcover in a good dust jacket. No tears to the DJ just some general wear. The glossy boards match the jacket. There are 64 pages. The bindings excellent and the pages are clean. Illustrated throughout by Pauline Baynes.

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.

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, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Owner name stamp on front fly, a few passages scored in ink and a few small notes, thus very good in pictorial boards and modestly spine-toned near fine dust jacket.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1962. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Fine in pictorial boards and modestly spine-toned near fine dust jacket.