Not so common (when in this nice condition) 1st edition / 1st UK printing ~ 1990
1990, 1st UK issue with dustwrapper
Bilbo's Last Song (at the Grey Havens)
Written by J R R Tolkien Illustrated by Pauline Baynes
Published, in
32 page large 8vo., 26cm. x 21cm.; 0.337kg. Hardcover with glossy printed compressed card boards - a repeat of the dustwrapper. The book is perfectly clean, with a tight square stitched and glued binding; no damage, bumps or shelf wear; the text block is clean and is regular with sharp page corners; spotless text (non-reflective art paper) with no bumps, shelf wear, foxing or discoloration; the gutters and hinges are unbroken and the endpapers not split, not malodorous, pictorial endpapers. Not ex-library. Near as new.
The dustwrapper has no loss apart from being price clipped, it has a slightly faded spine panel and a hint of rubbing and curling to the top edge, otherwise it is generally very tidy.
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