Boston; Houghton Mifflin Company, [1977]. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 3RD PRINTING. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good in very good dust jacket. Minor discoloration to top edge of boards. Minor must odor to interior. Fold-out map at rear. Photocopy of an article Tolkien wrote about himself from the October, 1966 issue of Diplomat laid in at the rear. Minor edge wear and rubbing to dust jacket. Remnants of price sticker to front panel. A few light scuff marks to rear panel as well as a light damp stain to the top edge, which is only visible on the inside of the jacket. 365 pages. LIT/040224