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The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
by Tolkien, J. R. R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Modesto, California, United States
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About This Item
London, England: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1962. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. This is a First printing (state unknown - as the dust jacket is price clipped). The book is in clean, bright condition, with only some beginning bumping to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. The prince clipped dust jacket has some light bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. The reverse of the dust jacket has several spots of foxing, and there is some beginning toning / foxing to the dus jacket flaps. "The book was originally illustrated by Pauline Baynes and later by Roger Garland. The book, like the first edition of The Fellowship of the Ring, is presented as if it is an actual translation from the Red Book of Westmarch, and contains some background information on the world of Middle-earth that is not found elsewhere: e. G. The name of the tower at Dol Amroth and the names of the Seven Rivers of Gondor. There is some fictional background information about those poems, linking them to Hobbit folklore and literature and to their supposed writers, in some cases Sam Gamgee. " (from Wikipedia) .
Synopsis
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil is a collection of poetry written by J. R. R. Tolkien and published in 1962. The book contains 16 poems, only two of which deal with Tom Bombadil, a character who is most famous for his encounter with Frodo Baggins in The Fellowship of the Ring (the first volume in Tolkien's best-selling The Lord of the Rings). The rest of the poems are an assortment of bestiary verse and fairy tale rhyme. Two of the poems appear in The Lord of the Rings as well.
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- Bookseller
- S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A47942
- Title
- The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
- Author
- Tolkien, J. R. R
- Illustrator
- Pauline Baynes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Science Fiction And Fantasy, J. R. R. Tolkien, Tom Bombadil, Fantasy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
Biblio member since 2003
Modesto, California
About S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.
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