Up for sale is a Very Rare, TRUE First American Edition/First Printing of Unfinished Tales by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Edited with an Introduction, Commentary, Index, and Maps by Christopher Tolkien.
The Original Fold-Out Map is Present and Fully Attached!!
TRUE First American Editions of this Title are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!!
ALL First Edition Points Present!!
Hardcover with its original, First State dust jacket, NOT price-clipped!
Original price of $15.00.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston, 1980.
A TRUE First American Edition/First Printing/First State with ALL First Edition Points present!
Please remember this is the First AMERICAN Edition.
The dust jacket is the TRUE First State with all of its' necessary issue points present as well!
This is includes the correct original price and "1180" code.
The fold out map is present and still attached!
This rare treasure has some clearly visible wear but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition!
The book appears gently read and has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE.
The binding feels a bit shaky but is still holding tight.
All of the pages are present, fully attached and surprisingly crisp and clean!
Some general/shelf wear along with creases/wear to the spine/corners/cloth boards, marks/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text!
Please note the wear to the pages!
The wear has resulted in a somewhat "wavy" appearance to the affected pages.
The wear is clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered.
The original, First State dust jacket is fully intact and NOT price-clipped!
Some general/shelf wear along with creases, scuffing, rips and marks.
Please note the wear to the spine, at the corners and near/along the edges!
The wear, particularly near/along the edges, is clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered.
We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book.
We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear.
Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear to both the book and the dust jacket is clearly visible!
All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying.
Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection.
Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!!
Payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed.
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