The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien [SECOND PAPERBACK PRINTING / 1965]

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

SECOND PAPERBACK PRINTING [1965] BALLANTINE BOOKS 

Extremely early second printing in good condition.   Strongly bound with some visible cover wear:  chipping to edges; discoloration to back and some minor surface tears to artwork.  

Binding is solid and pages all appear unread with some inevitable tanning.   Slight wave to page edges of text block; but inside reads beautifully. 

Whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in his hobbit-hole in Bag End by Gandalf the wizard and a company of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Although quite reluctant to take part in this quest, Bilbo surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and his skill as a burglar!