The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.

TOLKIEN, J.R.R.

Item Number: 134223

London: George Allen & Unwin , 1962.

First edition of this classic collection of poetry. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.

This collection of poetry by J. R. R. Tolkien contains 16 poems, two of which feature Tom Bombadil, a character encountered by Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings. The rest of the poems are an assortment of bestiary verse and fairy tale rhyme. Three of the poems appear in The Lord of the Rings as well. The book is part of Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.