First UK edition, first impression from 1937 in VG+ condition. There is a neat dated previous owner inscription to the front end-page, three pages have minor loss to the bottom corner, there is some very slight foxing to occasional pages. On the whole the pages are remarkably clean. Binding is firm but with a slight lean. The boards are clean. There is a very soft bump to the top front corner. The book comes with a facsimile dust jacket.
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The Hobbitby J.R.R. Tolkien is a classic fantasy novel following Bilbo Baggins, a home-loving hobbit recruited by the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield. They embark on a quest to reclaim a stolen treasure from the dragon Smaug at the Lonely Mountain, with Bilbo proving his worth as a courageous “burglar”
