The Hobbit or There and Back Again. Illustrated in colour by the Author. De Luxe Edition. London: Allen & Unwin, 1979. Second Impression. Pp, 286. Publisher’s black buckram cloth boards. Pale stains to boards, contents in nice bright condition.

Artwork on the front boards depicting Tolkien’s ‘Green Dragon’ stamped in red, silver & gold.

The first De luxe edition was issued in 1976, with Tolkien line drawings coloured by H. E. Riddett.