The Hobbit, There and Back Again (Revised Edition), by J.R.R. Tolkien, Pub xxx by Ballantine Books,

A STATEMENT FROM THE AUTHOR (printed on the back cover):  "This paperback edition, and no other, has been published with my consent and co-operation. Those who approve of courtesy (at least) to living authors will purchase it, and no other."

Condition:  good. Normal wear for a well-read book. “R” written on inside cover page, and minor stains on the cover, but no stains, writing, or highlighting anywhere else in the book. Pages are slightly yellowing, but the binding is solid, and the pages are secure, flexible, readable.

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From the back:

In this delightful and enthralling tale, J. R. first created the imperishable world of fantasy called Middle-earth and those charming, lilliputian creatures -- the Hobbits -- whose adventures are continued in "The Lord of the Rings."

"The Hobbit belongs to a very small class of books which have nothing in common save that each admits us to a world of its own -- a world that seems to have been going on before we stumbled into it but which, once found by the right reader, becomes indispensable to him. Its place is with 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'The Wind in the Willows'. Prediction is dangerous, but 'The Hobbit' may well prove a classic.' -- London Times Literary Supplement