J.R.R. Tolkien – The Hobbit – The Folio Society – First Edition 1979

A first edition, first printing of The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, published by The Folio Society, London in 1979, with illustrations by Eric Fraser. A fine copy free from internal inscriptions, with a small surface mark to the burgundy top stain of text block. In a faux-leather cream slip-case with some handling wear, fading and breaking to the joints of the spine.