Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, TRUE First Edition/First Printing of The Tolkien Companion by J. E. A. Tyler.Edited by S. A. Tyler.Illustrations by Kevin Reilly. TRUE First Editions of this Title are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!! Tolkien!! Hardcover with its original, First State dust jacket, NOT price-clipped! Original price of $12.95.Beautiful decorative front cover and spine. Published by St. Martin's Press: New York, 1976. A TRUE First American Edition/First Printing/First State with ALL First Edition Points present!Please remember this is the First AMERICAN Edition. This rare treasure has some very clearly visible wear, mainly to the dust jacket, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition! The book appears gently read and has no internal writing, no foxing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE. The binding is holding tight and the pages are still surprisingly crisp and clean! Some general/shelf wear along with creases/marks/wear to the spine/corners/cloth boards and toning/age discoloration to the pages, NOT affecting the text or illustrations.The wear, while not terribly egregious, is still clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. The original, First State dust jacket is fully intact and NOT price-clipped but has considerable wear!Some general/shelf wear along with creases, scuffing, marks and rips.There are also numerous pieces of clear tape attached to the inside of the dust jacket!Please note the wear on the spine, at the corners and near/along the edges!In particular, please note the extensive wear on the rear cover, near/along the top edge!The wear is VERY clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book.We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear.Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear to both the book and especially the dust jacket is VERY clearly visible!All of the wear, particularly to the dust jacket, should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection.Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!!Following the conclusion of the auction, payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed.Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!
Price: 79.99 USD
Location: Thousand Oaks, California
End Time: 2024-12-11T22:59:30.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: Kevin Reilly
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: J. E. A. Tyler
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Topic: Literature/Tolkien
Subject: Literature & Fiction/Tolkien
Year Printed: 1976
