David Day/Various - A Tolkien Bestiary - 1979





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A Tolkien Bestiary by David Day and various artists is a 1979 first edition, 287-page hardback with dust jacket, published by Mitchell Beazley in London, in English and originally in English, measuring 28 by 22 cm.
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A very RARE and beautiful book... 1979 FIRST edition of "A Tolkien Bestiary"... A comprehensive reference guide to all the living creatures that inhabited J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth and Undying Lands." Wonderful illustrations in colour and b&w by 11 artists—Ian Miller, Michael Foreman, Allan Curless, Lidia Postma, John Blanche, Pauline Martin, Sue Porter, Linda Garland, Jaroslav Bradac, Victor Ambrus, and John Davis. Inside overall bright and clean, light yellow toning around margins of pages—see photos. Dust jacket present in overall good condition with light wear around edges and corners with light repair with blank tape—see photo. Very well-preserved copy!!! Rarity. Uncommon.
A very RARE and beautiful book... 1979 FIRST edition of "A Tolkien Bestiary"... A comprehensive reference guide to all the living creatures that inhabited J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth and Undying Lands." Wonderful illustrations in colour and b&w by 11 artists—Ian Miller, Michael Foreman, Allan Curless, Lidia Postma, John Blanche, Pauline Martin, Sue Porter, Linda Garland, Jaroslav Bradac, Victor Ambrus, and John Davis. Inside overall bright and clean, light yellow toning around margins of pages—see photos. Dust jacket present in overall good condition with light wear around edges and corners with light repair with blank tape—see photo. Very well-preserved copy!!! Rarity. Uncommon.

