The Annotated Hobbit

Tolkien, J.R.R. (Annotated by Douglas Anderson)
1988 (First Edition Thus with number line 1-10). Unwin Hyman , London, England

For a Tolkien student, there is arguably no better starting point than this scholarly production that is apparently quite scarce.

$225.00

Specifications

Author Tolkien, J.R.R. (Annotated by Douglas Anderson)
Publisher Unwin Hyman
Place Published London, England
Year Published 1988 (First Edition Thus with number line 1-10)
Date of First Edition
or Edition Notes
1937 (non annotated)
Size 4to - Quarto, 241mm x 305mm
Chapters XIX
Pages 337pp

Condition Report

Cover Hardcover in emerald green papered boards and quarter bound in blue cloth with a gold dragon motif original front board and title original the still firm and sound spine with rubbed edges and a 3cm superficial abrasion original the front board not over the motif) and very slight dust soiling of top edge plus a now protected non clipped dust wrapper in purple and black (with a copy of the original english dust wrapper and title in white) in very good condition other than minor edge tanning.
Overall Printed in England on high quality non fibrous paper stock, it is without any foxing original internal damage original prior owner annotations on the mustard coloured endpapers with all illustrations included in black and white amongst the text.