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J.R.R. Tolkien - Farmer Giles of Ham, First Edi

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J.R.R. Tolkien - Farmer Giles of Ham, First Edi
J.R.R. Tolkien - Farmer Giles of Ham, First Edition, 1949, London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. 5.5" x 8", orange decorated cloth binding, with illustrations by Pauline Diana Baynes, 79 pages. Condition: Very Good to Fine with no discernible markings or tears. Dust Jacket: Very Good to Fine with small .5" tear on back cover and some evidence of light soiling. The story of Farmer Giles of Ham, an unlikely and unwilling hero, was a tale originally told by Tolkien to his children as they sat under a bridge waiting for a sudden storm to pass. Giles was a fat and comfortable farmer, who had the good fortune to scare a giant away from his farm. Now renowned as a great hero, Giles was also expected to deal with the dragon Chrysophylax when he threatened the town. A rollicking story, and a worthy follow-up to The Hobbit, this book stands as an "in-between" piece, as it shows the development of Tolkien the author from the period after he wrote The Hobbit but before he published The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Little known today, Farmer Giles of Ham is a charming book that will delight any fan of Middle Earth. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.