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The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
by Tolkien, J.R.R. & Carpenter, Humphrey (Ed.)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Sastamala, Finland
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1981. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Original brown-coloured cloth with coloured top edge, gilt titles to backstrip, pp. 463. VG condition, nice and square, pushed at the spine tips, the top edge has a lost a little of its colouring. Dustjacket is creased at the spine tips, rubbed at the upper corners with minor loss of the laminate. Tanned at the flaps and while not clipped, lacks printed price at the front flap. A bit shelf-worn along the edges in places and the rear panel is almost two-tone, i.e. brown and very dark brown which is presumably a production fault. Not Fine by any means but a presentable copy, nonetheless.
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- Bookseller
- Northern Lights Rare Books
(FI)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1901200128
- Title
- The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
- Author
- Tolkien, J.R.R. & Carpenter, Humphrey (Ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, private letters, correspondence, memoir, literary history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction & Fantasy; Biography;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Northern Lights Rare Books
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Sastamala
About Northern Lights Rare Books
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Flap(s)
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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