TOLKIEN, J.R.R. "The Hobbit" [Ballantine Books, 1965] 1st US Paperback Edition/4th Print

"The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien [Ballantine Books, 1965.] First American Paperback Edition, Fourth Printing. Authorized Edition. Cover artwork by Barbara Remington, complete with the lion that Tolkien hated so much and, subsequently, had removed in later printings. 287pp. Moderate edgewear to front cover, creasing of the front cover, and one instance of writing in red pen on upper corner edge (as pictured(. Binding tight. Overall, Good, uncommon, and collectible.