{"product_id":"the-hobbit-or-there-and-back-again-j-r-r-tolkien-fourth-edition-1990-4","title":"The Hobbit or There and Back Again","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Hobbit or There and Back Again, by J. R. R. Tolkien.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: George Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Ltd, 1990. Fourth edition, seventh impression. Publisher's original green cloth binding, with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Map endpapers. In an unclipped (£8.95 net UK) dust wrapper. Illustrated by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn acceptable ex-library copy, with the binding square and generally firm, spine tips crushed, corners bumped, and foxing to the closed text block, preliminaries, and sporadically throughout the text. Internally, there is a break to the gutter after the first front free endpaper, while the first few leaves are crimpled and show signs of previous water damage. The initial blank leaf in particular shows rubbing, foxing, and offsetting, likely from the removal of old library labels. A few tidemarks are also present throughout, though all confined to the margins and extremities. Pages otherwise clean and free from previous owners’ inscriptions. In the near-fine dust wrapper, preserved within an archival sleeve and showing only minimal creasing to the extremities, but otherwise in remarkably fine condition — considerably superior to the book itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beloved story of a humble hobbit named Bilbo Baggins who is unexpectedly swept into an epic adventure (despite adventures being \"nasty disturbing uncomfortable things [... that] make you late for dinner!”), joining a group of dwarves on a perilous journey to reclaim their lost kingdom from the fearsome dragon Smaug.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53710130086227,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/The-Hobbit-J-R-R-TOLKIEN-George-Allen-Unwin-1990-Fourth-Edition-7th-Print_1.webp?v=1778425062","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/the-hobbit-or-there-and-back-again-j-r-r-tolkien-fourth-edition-1990-4","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}