ITEM DESCRIPTION: ORIGINAL 1954 “ THE HOBBIT" BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954 - 315 PP. Original green cloth binding Illustrations and original color frontis illustration by Tolkien intact. A very cool and attractive copy!On Feb-09-25 at 10:22:21 PST, seller added the following information: No dust jacket and the date I am guessing based on the inscription. No date published in the book.On Feb-09-25 at 10:26:32 PST, seller added the following information: American edition No dust jacket 1954 is based on inscription no date of publication on book.