J. R. R. Tolkien — Smith of Wootton Major

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A very smart copy of the first American edition, first impression, illustrated throughout, and with original dust wrapper. A very smart copy. The first American edition and first printing, marked 'H' to the edition page. Bound in publisher's original green cloth. Wtih the original dust wrapper, clipped via small torn loss to front fly leaf. Enchantingly illustrated throughout. Featuring a monochrome frontispiece, an illustrated title page, and frequent monochrome vignette illustrations throughout. Illustrations rendered by English illustrator, author and commercial artist Pauline Baynes. She also illustrated a number of Tolkien's other works. Bound in original green pictorial boards. In original dust wrapper, clipped via small torn loss to front fly leaf. Externally, in lovely condition. Mild shelf wear. The odd minor spot to boards. Dust wrapper smart. Mild shelf wear. Moderate sunning and age toning to dust wrapper extremities. Small closed tear to dust wrapper rear cover. Mild age toning and spotting to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally very bright and clean. Mild spotting to text block edges. Bookseller sticker to front blank. Near Fine . Ill.: Pauline Baynes. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.