J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit First Edition
George Allen & Unwin
1937
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A first edition of The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
- J.R.R. Tolkien (British).
- London: George Allen & Unwin, 1937.
- Illustrated with a frontispiece, 7 full-page illustrations, 1 plate, and the cartographical endpapers.
- First British edition, first printing.
- Bound in publisher's pictorial green cloth.
One of only 1,500 copies of the first printing. Following Bilbo Baggins from Bag End to the Lonely Mountain in the company of Gandalf and thirteen dwarves, The Hobbit introduced readers to Middle-Earth and laid the foundations for The Lord of the Rings.
This first printing contains the original version of the encounter with Gollum, subsequently revised to reflect the developing significance of the Ring.
Condition Report
Very GoodWithout dust jacket.
Slight toning to the spine and board margins, with rubbing and small chips to the spine ends and corner tips.
A small nick to the front board.
Page edges lightly toned, with a biro mark to the bottom edge.
Occasional spotting and staining, mostly marginal and particularly noticeable to page 61.
A light vertical crease affects the leaves from around page 175 to the end.
Product is used.
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