The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien – Houghton Mifflin Collector’s Edition, Sealed in Slipcase

The green leatherette Houghton Mifflin collector’s edition of The Hobbit, illustrated by Tolkien and preserved unopened in its original shrink-wrap and matching slipcase.

This handsome collector’s issue reproduces Tolkien’s maps and illustrations, including five colour plates, in a decorated green binding and matching box.

Bibliographical details:
– Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
– Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
– Edition: Later issue of the 1973 collector’s edition
– Year: Undated later issue
– Format: Green leatherette hardcover with gilt and red stamping, illustrated by Tolkien, in matching slipcase
– ISBN 0-395-17711-1

Condition report:
Still sealed in the original shrink-wrap. The green slipcase is complete with its pictorial label; the photographs show light pressure and small rubs to the wrap and slipcase edges but no evidence that the book has been opened.

An unopened, gift-ready example of the classic Houghton Mifflin collector’s Hobbit.

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