Tree and Leaf — First U.S. Edition, First Printing (1965)

Tree and Leaf by J.R.R. Tolkien.
First American Edition, First Printing (“First Printing W” stated).
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1965.

Hardcover in original blue cloth, lettered in gilt to the spine, in the original illustrated dust jacket (price $4.00 to upper front flap).

Copyright page reads:
“First Printing W”
“First American Edition 1965”
Copyright © 1964 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 65-10533
Printed in the United States of America.

This American edition contains Tolkien’s seminal essay On Fairy-Stories, together with Leaf by Niggle, issued in a compact and elegant format. The volume represents the first U.S. appearance of this collected form under this title.

The dust jacket features the striking red and black “Tree and Leaf” design to the front panel, with publisher’s advertisements for The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil to the rear panel.

Condition:
A near fine copy in near fine dust jacket. The cloth is clean and fresh, with bright gilt lettering. Binding firm and square. Internally clean, with no inscriptions noted. The dust jacket remains crisp and well-presented, with only light handling wear and gentle toning visible. A very attractive example of this increasingly sought-after early U.S. Tolkien title.

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