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#nh0001 - Deluxe Edition of the Hobbit 1976 1st printing Allen and Unwin. No box but near mint condition book – sold

Bound in black buckram cloth, with gilt artwork on the front boards, depicting tolkien's 'Green Dragon', gilt stamped in red, silver & gold. 

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A beautiful copy of the Allen & Unwin De Luxe Edition of The Hobbit.   
This copy is the 1st impression, published in 1976, of the 1st DeLuxe Edition of 1976, with the Tolkien line drawings colorized by H. E. Riddett.


Bound in black buckram cloth, with gilt artwork on the front boards, depicting tolkien's 'Green Dragon', gilt stamped in red, silver & gold.  
Gilt compartments with Title, Author, and publisher on the spines.
An exceptional copy for the collector.

No names, writing or faults noted in the book.
Maps are bound in, rather than used as the endpapers.

Lacking the publishers box but book is in near mint condition.

Overall a Near Fine copy of this wonderful book. 

Digital photo's available, inquire if interested.

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