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— Oscar Wilde
Roverandom.
Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998. [Children's illustrated] FIRST US EDITION, UK sheets, first impression. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.xxii; 106. With five colour plates, illustrated by Tolkien. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced at $17 to front flap. Internally bright and clean. Some rubbing and edgewear to jacket. Near fine. A tale Tolkien invented for his son Michael after he lost his favourite toy on holiday. The story is about a dog, Rover, who was cursed by a wizard to take the form of a toy. Rover must venture far and wide to track down this wizard, meeting dragons, kings, and even the Man in the Moon on the way. Item #74750
Price: £75.00
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