The Hobbit by Tolkien, First Edition (238 results)

First edition, first issue of Tolkien's classic tale, "among the very highest achievements of childrenâ s authors during the 20th centuryâ (Carpenter & Pritchard, 530). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece and 9 full-page uncolored illustrations after drawings by Tolkien. Very good in a unrestored first-issue dust jacket with the hand-correction to "Dodgeson" on the rear inside flap in a very good first-issue dust jacket with loss at upper margin of front panel and head of spine, price-clipped. Published on September 21, 1937 with a first printing of only 1500 copies, The Hobbit had completely sold out by December 15. Rare and desirable without any of the usual restoration. "In enchanted Middle-earth, a small, comfort-loving Hobbit is awakened from his slumbers by a visitor who tells of lost treasure. Before Bilbo Baggins returns home again, he journeys past wizards and elves, talkative trees and treasure-guarding dragons, all swirling in cosmic battle between good and evil. J.R.R. Tolkien's fully realized fantasy world won over generations of children, and dazzled adults with its deft interweaving of medieval legend and made-up languages, maps, and creatures. Tolkien legitimized the modern fantasy genre, and provided the 1960's counterculture with antiwar, back-to-Eden icons" (NYPL Books of the Century 199). â Professor Tolkienâ s epic of Middle Earthâ ¦ [is] one of [the twentieth] centuryâ s lasting contributions to that borderland of literature between youth and age. There are few such booksâ "Gulliverâ s Travels, The Pilgrimâ s Progress, Robinson Crusoe, Don Quixote, Alice in Wonderland, The Wind in the Willowsâ "what else?â ¦ [They are] destined to become this centuryâ s contribution to that select list of books which continue through the ages to be read by children and adults with almost equal pleasureâ (Eyre, 67, 134-5). All historians of childrenâ s literatureâ ¦ agree in placing [The Hobbit] among the very highest achievements of childrenâ s authors during the 20th centuryâ (Carpenter & Prichard, 254, 530). Published on September 21, 1937 in a first printing of only 1500 copies, The Hobbit had completely sold out by December 15. â It may have been a surprise to its publishers that a work as sui generis as The Hobbit should have been a popular success, but once it was a success there can have been no surprise in the clamor for a sequel. Tolkien had opened up a new imaginative continent, and the cry now was to see more of itâ (Shippey, 49).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing, Second Impression, 1937 : A near fine very clean copy in the ORIGINAL EXTREMELY SCARCE DUST JACKET, NOT PRICE CLIPPED. The first printing of The Hobbit was issued on 21st September 1937 with a print run of only 1500 copies. The book was an immediate success and sold out within months. The First Printing was the only printing in which all the artistic illustration plates are in black and white. The second impression was printed in December the same year in an edition of 2300 copies (423 of which were destroyed at the warehouse of the binder, Key and Whiting, in the bombing of London on November 7th 1940) and was the first printing to convert four of the author?s black and white illustration plates to color. These were initially commissioned for and later published in the American edition. [Hammond A3a.] Please note ? Currently only two first printings (in the original dust jacket) are listed today, both listed for upwards and $200,000.00 and up; and currently there is not a second printing in the original dust jacket listed. A lovely near fine clean book. The boards are without the common fraying or brittleness. Instead the cloth is all present, and in supple condition, overall clean with some very slight age toning to the cloth. The book has sharp corners, one lightly pushed, and a square tight binding. The original decorative map end papers are present and clean and bright. The book is in beautiful clean condition with no bookplates, no owner names, no handling marks, no stains, no bent pages, one small original bookstore sticker to lower front end paper. Lightly foxed to the outer page block. A remarkably clean book in excellent collectible condition. Please see all the images. The exceedingly scarce original dust jacket is present and NOT price clipped (of the few remaining second printing jackets most tend to be price clipped). The jacket has benefited from some restoration by an expert paper conservator to several intact tears (one larger, one smaller), and a small 3/4 inch triangular chip to the upper white area of front panel (located in between the two birds). The jacket presents beautifully with strong vibrant colors and with but some slight toning to the white area of the front panel and with slight sunning to the spine (as common with this title). The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 7s 6d. net, along with the requisite ?Second Impression? stated just above the price on the inner flap. Please see numerous detailed images. A superb first edition, second printing in very clean condition. All images available in high resolution format upon request. Shipping via UPS Express, direct delivery and signed for with full insurance. ADDITIONAL 20 IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for additional landmark rare book titles.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 310 pp. (2) First edition, first impression. Publisher's green cloth with decoration and titles in black: faint marks to front cover and slight discolouration towards edges of rear (as per photos) of otherwise entirely clean, square and well bound copy. Neat former owner's signature to FEP. More info on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Allen and Unwin 1946, 4th printing of the 1st Edition. War time paper book and jacket. Unrestored book and jacket, as good as the come for this now are super rare book. Book read once condition, a few light foxing spots in places. Jacket has a small paper loss to top right spine corner and sever closed tears. Bright with no foxing. Outstanding condition. Invest today!.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with the bowing hobbit image printed on the title page, A magnificent copy. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color with NO chips or tears with minor repair. This First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's $2.50 printed price present on the front flap. The book is bound in the publisher's tan cloth and is excellent condition and appears UNREAD. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy in collector's condition. We buy Tolkien First Editions.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien First Edition Third Printing George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1942. No inscriptions or signs of previous ownership. No foxing or toning, clean and unblemished throughout. Top edge green tint still present. Original publisher?s green cloth covers are bright and near fine and have none of the usual darkening to spine. No bumping to edges or corners. In notoriously scarce near fine dust jacket which has some tissue strengthening internally (chiefly to spine folds) and some imperceptible colour touch in to spine. The dustjacket is entirely original and has no loss or filling in. Not price clipped. For further images please see Brought to Book Ltd.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. FIRST PRINTING. ONE OF ONLY 1500 COPIES PRINTED. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS DECORATED CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL MAP DECORATED ENDPAPERS TO FRONT & REAR, FRONTIS PLATE PRESENT BUT LACKING THE MIRKWOOD PLATE AT PAGE 146, ALL OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS ARE PRESENT & CORRECT. INCLUDED WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION IS A NEW FACSIMILE EDITION OF IDENTICAL SIZE WITH A NEW DUST JACKET & DECORATED SLIPCASE THAT FITS BOTH COPIES, THE SLIPCASE COULD BE USED TO HOUSE THE ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION, THE NEW BOOK COMES WITH THE MIRKWOOD PLATE. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 310 PAGES + THE ORIGINAL TWO SIDED PUBLISHERS CATALOGUE TO REAR. FEW MINOR MARKS TO CLOTH COVER, WITH MINOR WEAR AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINE, FAINT VERTICAL CREASE TO MIDDLE OF CLOTH SPINE, SLIGHT PLAY TO HINGES, NAME OF SEYMOUR MEAD TO FRONT MAP ENDPAPER & FRONT BLANK ENDPAPER + A CHRISTMAS INSCRIPTION FROM THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION DATED 1937 TO FRONT BLANK ENDPAPER, MAJORITY OF PAGES HAVE SOME MINOR WRINKLES TO BOTTOM PAGE MARGINS [SEE IMAGES] OCCASIONAL MINOR CREASE, BLEMISH OR FINGER MARK TO PAGES, VERY OCCASIONAL MINOR SEPARATION AT INNER PAGE MARGINS BUT WITH ALL PAGES WELL ATTACHED. OVERALL THE FIRST EDITION IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION & HAS HAD NO RESTORATION TO ANY PART OF THE BOOK, THE FACSIMILE EDITION WITH THE SLIPCASE IS IN AS NEW CONDITION. A GENUINE FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING OF THE HOBBIT IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS CLOTH BINDING. A RARE TITLE WITH THE FIRST PRINTING HAVING ONLY 1500 COPIES PUBLISHED & SOLD OUT BEFORE CHRISTMAS OF 1937 WITH VERY FEW SURVIVING IN ORIGINAL CLOTH. EXTRA IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Hardcover. Octavo, 310 pages; In Near Fine condition with a Very Good Minus dust jacket. With publisher's unrestored jacket, beige spine with blue lettering, chips missing to head and tail of spine. Some wear and chipping along extremities, primarily to corners. Original tan cloth, blue and red stamping, with bowing hobbit in red on the front board; Straight spine with no cocking. Very light bumping to corners. First American Edition, First Printing, First Issue, with Chapter VII header reading VI and bowing hobbit logo on title page. With illustrated map endpapers and 13 illustrations, 4 in color. WB consignment. shelved case 3. 1367226. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. First American Edition, First Printing, First Issue.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Condition: Near-Fine. 1st edition: 4th impression, so stated on the limitation page. The only real defect on the book is a small stain on the text block foreedge, The book is very clean inside and out, and the covers and spine are clean and bright. Text also clean and bright. The maps of Lonely Mountain in the front and Wilderland in the back also clean and bright, with just a tiny hint of age browning on the edge of the Wilderland free end paper. A 1-inch tear has been closed and repaired at the bottom of pps. 127-128, and the front free endpaper map page has 2 very slight creases, one on the upper right corner, and another on the following blank page. The book has been conserved, and Tolkien s famous original jacket has in addition been expertly restored to near-pristine condition. The 4th impression was the last printing of Tolkien s original story, before his revisions to the book in the early 1950s to more closely comport with the story of The Lord of the Rings, then in progress.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. This is the rare, true first printing of "THE HOBBIT - or, There and Back Again" by J.R.R. Tolkien. 1937 1st edition, 1st printing (with "First Published in 1937" stated on the copyright page and no subsequent printings listed); George Allen & Unwin Ltd.; London. All illustrations are present as called for, and are firmly attached. The frontispiece and all illustrations are in black & white. "Thror's Map" and "Map of Winderland" are in color on the end papers. Exceedingly rare with only 1,500 copies printed. Additional photos can be provided upon request. Condition: Light soiling to covers and spine. Strip of cloth missing at center-left edge of spine. The center-right strip and the remainder of the spine below it are loose and attached at the right edge only. Small cloth tears at outer front cover corners; tiny cloth tear at bottom-left corner of back cover. Small cloth tear/piece missing at the top-left corner of the spine. No cracks and no loose pages. The front cover is a bit shaky. Pages 269/270 and 271/272 have been removed. A name "Jilland Jeremy" written in pencil at the bottom of page 207. Pages 207-210 and the illustration after page 146 have light staining along the top and outer edges. Page 47 has a small stain and 1/2" tear at the outer edge. The pages are generally clean with an occasional smudge, stain and foxing spot here and there (most notably to some random pages between 1 and 20). There is a very light "waviness" to the pages. Bookplate affixed to half title page. Light tanning to the end paper maps. Overall in Fair condition.

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First American edition, first state with a bowing hobbit on the title page, and Chapter VII mistakenly titles Chapter VI. Bound in publisher's original buff cloth stamped in blue and red; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with light soiling to covers and light bumping to corners. A very sharp copy of Tolkien's fantasy masterpiece, with illustrations by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien First Edition Second Impression George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1937. No previous owner's name inscriptions or signs of ownership. Contents clean and unblemished throughout, free of any foxing. Binding remains tight. Top edge tint still present. Covers are VG and have no wear or fraying to head or tail of spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. George Allen & Unwin Ltd. Publishers. 1937, 1954. London, U.K. First edition and thirteenth printing. Signed by author on half title page. Book in FINE condition, tight and square, sharp corners. Dustwrapper in NEAR FINE condition, original 12s. 6d. net price present on front flap, no chips or damage, unfaded spine, foxing on both flaps. Overall a FINE copy in great collectible condition. Very rare signed. Photos available. $13500. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American edition, first state with a bowing hobbit on the title page, and Chapter VII mistakenly titles Chapter VI. Bound in publisher's original buff cloth stamped in blue and red; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with light marking to bottom of spine, spine ends and corners worn, spine toned. Pages toned, bookplate removal to first blank sheet, several hinges slightly exposed and some sporadic soiling. Tolkien's fantasy masterpiece, with illustrations by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, THIRD PRINTING. ONE OF ONLY 1509 COPIES PRINTED. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS DECORATED CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL MAP DECORATED ENDPAPERS TO FRONT & REAR, A COMPLETE COPY WITH THE COLOUR FRONTIS PLATE + 8 x BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS OF WHICH 7 x ARE FULL PAGE & ONE AMONG TEXT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 310 PAGES + THE ORIGINAL TWO SIDED PUBLISHERS CATALOGUE TO REAR. FEW VERY MINOR MARKS TO CLOTH COVER WITH A COUPLE OF MINOR CREASES TO CLOTH AT MIDDLE OF FRONT BOARD, FEW SMALL INDENTATIONS TO CLOTH SPINE, VERY SMALL TEAR TO CLOTH AT TOP OF REAR OUTER HINGE, VERY MINOR MARKS TO EDGES OF REAR BOARD, SMALL XMAS INSCRIPTION TO FRONT MAP ENDPAPER DATED 1943, FAINT SMALL PENCIL SCRIBBLE TO FRONT BLANK ENDPAPER, VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING OR MINOR CREASE TO PAGE CORNERS, FEW MARKS TO PAGE FORE-EDGE WITH MARGINAL MARKS TO REAR CATALOGUE PAGE. OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH MAJORITY OF PAGES CLEAN. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY APPLY FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS ARE POSTED IN A STURDY BOOK BOX.

hardcover. Condition: very good. first. First US edition, first issue. Book very good, spine ends slightly worn, corners slightly rubbed, between 2nd free end paper and next paper some cracking along gutter as well as in rear, rear paste-down has a small bookstore sticker at bottom and a number stamp at top.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American edition, first state with a bowing hobbit on the title page, and Chapter VII mistakenly titles Chapter VI. Bound in publisher's original buff cloth stamped in blue and red; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with soiling to cloth, toning to spine with fraying at spine ends and corners. Text block slightly sunken. Former owner rubber stamp to front paste down, pages toned. Tolkien's fantasy masterpiece, with illustrations by the author. Housed in a custom cloth chemise case.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1942) The Hobbit or There and Back Again , UK first book club edition using the first edition, third impression sheets, published by The Children s Book Club by arrangement with George Allen & Unwin. Condition: a near fine copy. There are no previous owners inscriptions, names, no bookplates, no stamps. The original chrome yellow boards are in nice shape with a little shelf wear and light tonong to the spine. The lettering on the spine is nicely visible with just a touch of rubbing as shown. Internally clean with no illustrations coloured in as often found. The page block with a whiff of faint foxing spots as shown, otherwise unmarked. The war economy standard paper used for this edition is preserved remarkably well. The original dust jacket is not present. Publication history: In late 1942 George Allen & Unwin printed 1,500 copies of a third impression and 3,000 copies for the children s book club to be sold by Foyles. The sheets were supplied to Foyles unbound and they were bound in cheaper boards without the dragon design familar with the regular trade edition. Also, no maps as endpapers were used. As opposed to Tolkien s own beautiful dust jacket, an orange-red wrapper showing a fat, dandified Bilbo. Tolkien loathed the design so much that it was not repeated again and this book club edition has remained an anomaly in the early publication history of the much loved childrens book. Since the boards used are much thinner and the paper the economy standard it is difficult to find copies that have survived the passage of time in decent condition if at all since book club editions tend to be unloved or discarded. First and Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. This is the 1st US Edition, 1st state. SD. NAP. With the bowing hobbit on the title page; chapter VII mis-identified as chapter VI on page 118; and pastedown maps are reverse of order shown on the "List of Illustrations" page. The four color and nine B&W illustrations are present. Good, in a new facsimile dustjacket. Typical flaws as seen in such a well-loved, well-read book (photos attached). There is wear at the spine extremities, and at the corner tips; and some wear along the front outer hinge. The spine is sun-darkened, but the lettering appears unaffected. There is rubbed surface soil to the boards; with a few small stains, and two thin ~3/8" pen marks on the rear board. The front hinge is split between the first blank and the frontis; shaken. The rear hinge is cracked. The page edges are typically age-darkened, and the endpapers are slightly so. There is a tasteful bookplate on the first blank (with a previous owners name and 1938 date). There is a small, light stain at the fore-edge of the reverse of the frontis (not visible in the frontis illustration). There is a fairly light stain along the fore-edge of the rear flyleaf (visible only on the blank side; not on the map face). The facsimile DJ is new. A scarce edition in any condition. ; 27D; 8" x 6"; 310 pages.

1st Thus. 12.3 x 18.8cm yellow cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine, 310pp (with the original version of the encounter with Gollum) on War Economy Standard paper, with 8 black and white illustrations. Supplied with a facsimile dust jacket. Printed by Unwin Brothers alongside the 3rd impression sheets bound for Allen & Unwin (see later note) and first Book Club edition. The boards are sound, with firm square fore edge corners. There is a faint narrow band toned/dust band across the top edge of the boards and down the front fore edge, a few marks on the front board (see images) and a small dent on the back board at the fore edge. The spine is uniformly tones and the "gilt" has discoloured. The binding is very tight and square and there is light spotting to the edges of the text block. Internally, the inner hinges are perfectly intact. The pastedown has a small 2x1cm label and neat gift inscription dated June 1943 and both pastedowns and opposing pages have a few light spots, otherwise, the pages are remarkably clean and fresh. By way of protection, the book is now covered in a high quality facsimile dust jacket (printed on a single sheet of acid-free archival paper using seventy-year, fade-resistant inks - it is not a photocopy). The designer of this dust jacket appears unknown, perhaps because Tolkien's own comment opinion of it was: 'Surely the paper wasted on that hideous dust-cover could have been better used.' [We have many images of the book on file so please for any others you would like to see]. A scarce early edition, particularly is such good over all condition. Following the 1,488 copies of the first edition, a second impression of 2,300 copies was printed by Unwin Brothers and bound in the Allen & Unwin binding in 14 separate batches from Dec 1937 to June 1940. In November 1940, the remaining 423 unbound copies were destroyed in a warehouse fire caused by bombing. Foyles bookshop sought agreement to issue The Hobbit as part of their Children's Book Club series, thereby enabling Allen & Unwin to reprint the book which was most advantageous given the loss of their previous remaining stock. Accordingly, a third impression of 4,500 copies were printed by Unwin Brothers in November 1942, 1,500 of them under the Allen & Unwin imprint to be bound in the familiar green Allen & Unwin binding, and 3,000 under the Children's Book Club imprint, to be bound independently (though without colour frontispiece and map endpapers), in yellow cloth with its own orange on white dust jacket. (The Allen & Unwin edition omitted all of the colour lates except the frontispiece). Three corrections were made to the text: (1) p14 l17, 'find morning' to 'fine morning' (2) p183, the double quotation marks were reversed (3) p216 l4, 'leas' changed to 'least' (4) p229 l16, 'you imagination' to 'your imagination' [p85 l10, remains uncorrected 'under under the mountain'. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American edition, first state with a bowing hobbit on the title page, and Chapter VII mistakenly titles Chapter VI. Bound in publisher's original buff cloth stamped in blue and red; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good, light lean to binding, cloth lightly worn at extremities and lightly soiled. Foxing and tanning to pages, former owner gift inscription and partial card-pocket to preliminary pages, several pages tape-reinforced at gutter and a few creases. Tolkien's fantasy masterpiece, with illustrations by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A rare first Children's Book Club edition of The Hobbit using the first edition, third impression sheets by arrangement with George Allen & Unwin. With war economy standard paper. George Allen & Unwin printed 1,500 copies of a third impression and 3,000 copies to be sold by Foyles. The sheets supplied to Foyles were unbound and so the edition was published with cheap, simple boards with no map end papers. Plus a large Bilbo as the illustration on the dust jacket. Tolkien disliked the publication so much that no further book club editions were published. With thinner boards and economy paper there are few numbers of this publication to be found in a decent condition. Original worn yellow cloth boards with faded gilt lettering on the spine. Tiny hole on the spine. Name on front free page. Some spotting and browning within the text. A scarce find. 8vo 310pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Extremely rare first US edition, as indicated by bowing Hobbit on title as well as chapter VII being mistakenly labeled as chapter VI. Binding is different though- appears to be unique library binding, gold-tan with dark blue lettering and a brown Hobbit/elf on front board. Library labeling etched into cloth on spine, otherwise minimal labeling. Lacking the illustrated endpapers. All color plates present, clean and vibrant. Minor dust wear to boards, general shelf/reading wear. Spine somewhat faded. Pages/boards clean, binding sturdy. Feel free to ask for photos!.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: VG. 1st US edition, 2nd printing. In the original beige linen with the bowing Hobbit on the front cover, but not on the title page as the 1st printings have. Including the color frontispiece, 3 full-page color and 9 black and white illustrations in-text, all by the author. This copy has some slight cover soiling and staining, there is slight curling at the spine ends, very light corner and edgewear, and a very slight dent on the top edge cover. The text edges have slight soiling and staining, there is light thumbing on the top edge through the list of illustrations, and the top edge of pg. 13 creased. The text is otherwise bright and clean with slight browning towards the edges, gutters are tight, binding is solid, and endpaper maps are bright and clean. In a Fine facsimile dustjacket in a mylar cover, with the book inside further protected by a stiff mylar cover. Overall a very nice copy of the first edition of Tolkien's timeless classic. In uncertain economic times, what better way to invest your hard-earned money than in items of lasting value you can hold in hand and enjoy?.

George Allen & Unwin. 1955. Seventh impression of first edition of 1937, (or second impression of second edition. DW flap states eighth impression. Hardback with DW. Maps to endpapers. Coloured frontis., 7 b/w plates plus illustrated half-page tailpiece. Decorated green boards, remarkably clean and fresh, edges very lightly sunned with slight shelfwear. Pages toned with occasional spots of foxing, signs of light creasing/impression to pages 59-67. Wrapper has been stored with flaps to the outside of the boards so pattern from boards has lightly offset onto flaps.Price of 9s 6d net to front flap which has a light vertical crease. Wrapper is slightly sunned and has some surface soiling. There are nicks to corners and head and tail of spine with small close tear to where tail of spine meets front panel. A remarkably clean and sound copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. HARBACK - REBOUND IN FULL LEATHER - A UK first edition, fourth printing, published in 1946 which has been sumptuously rebound in full green leather with raised bands to the spine, with full gilding to the page blocks by Baynton's of Bath. Internally, the pages are very clean indeed with just the odd slight mark to the inner text. Free of any tears or chips. A lovely book, originally printed to wartime economy standards. The Baynton's leather rebind is of the highest quality.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hompen, eller En resa dit och tillbaksigen ("The Hobbit, or A journey there and back again"), translated to Swedish by Tore Zetterholm,illustrated by Torbjörn Zetterholm (interior illustrations) and Charles Sjöblom (cover and maps). Extremely scarce first translation of The Hobbit, also the only translation of the Hobbit from the first UK edition before the changes Tolkien made to the text after writing the Lord of the Rings, and the first translation of any of the author's books. Tolkien took great umbrage at Förbundets failure to use the book's correct title and their changing of the original text. As a result, this edition was suppressed and replaced by an approved translation entitled 'Bilbo' (Hallqvist, 1962). Publisher's cloth-backed illustrated boards, endpaper maps. Except for a scrape on the back due to a removed price sticker, the book is in an excellent condition. The fragile boards have exceptionally little wear and binding and spine are also in a superb condition. Clean pages without names, inscriptions or dog ears. Very scarce in any condition and extremely scarse in such as this. A great collectors item.--- Please contact us before purchasing to discuss the most suitable shipping method.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First deluxe edition 1976 published by George Allen & Unwin. Original box with a small scuff to the top right edge, with a very minor bump to same area, inside of box darkened to the corners. No tissue paper wrapper. Book has bright gilt decorations, blue speckled page edges, square binding, clean bright pages, no inscriptions. Many beautiful illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien. Very good or near fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. In good condition! A small waterstained stain on page 111 which is now dry. The binding is holds well. Slightly forward leaning but not much at all. Has waterstains on back. Two dog-eared pages from previous reader.

First Portuguese edition; 8vo; full-page illustrations by António Quadros, age-toning to text block, some minor marks and stains, remains of small label to front free endpaper, 1979 newspaper cutting about John Travolta loosely inserted between pp322-323 causing additional browning; publisher's illustrated boards, somewhat marked, rubbed and bumped, map endpapers. The first and only edition in this format, possibly due to Tolkien's dislike of the translation of the word Hobbit. Delightfully illustrated and decidedly uncommon thus.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Allen & Unwin 1976 first printing of the deluxe version. Book has been read a couple of times, rubbing and minor staining to covers. Slipcase has a clean unfaded label with red title evident. A very nice copy overall of this now rare book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First swedish edition with Tove Jansson illustrations in extremely good condition. Best one on the market. Small scuffs. Vibrant colours. There is some miscolouration but much better colour than most. Most often most of the book has turned into a whittish colour. The corners are not worn which is extremely rare. On page has a crease and i could see a 1m stain or foxing on some pages.Extremely scarce in this kind of condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The book is in good condition. However, half of the front map has been torn away. A little of the title page is a little loose but is completely stuck together to 80-90%. A little wear at the bottom of the binding but the book is firmly held together and it is only a little. A little faded on the back. Pages are fresh. A copy in good condition!.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. HARDBACK - A very good or better book tightly bound in the publisher's green cloth boards with black lettering to the spine. The boards are very clean indeed with sharp corners that are free of any bumping. There is mild pushing to the spine tips with a slither of colour loss to the base of the spine, around one millimeter of colour loss in total. Internally, the pages are clean with light foxing to the page blocks, but with no foxing inset. There is a small M in black ink to the top corner of the second page, but free of any other names or inscriptions. The dust wrapper is in fine condition with no fading to the spine, also free of any tears or chips. The dust wrapper's colours are very fresh and vivid. Overall, a most attractive dust wrapper that has been very well protected over the years, with the publisher's printed price of 12s.6d.net. present to the front flap. A nice, clean book in a sublime dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. FIRST. FINE FIRST IN FULL LEATHER NINE VOLUMES INCLUDING ATLAS.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Has some dust-stains on back. Also some dark that appears to be scratch-marks. Has some small stains on outer part of pages and some small internally. I could find one a bit bigger though on page 75. Dome sun-tanning as usual. Has some wear to corners as per usual. Some scuff-damages and scartch-damages. Overall in great condition though.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine/VGC.George Allen and Unwin,1982/1979. The Lord of the Rings is eighth impression and The Hobbit is second impression of this special slipcase edition. Black hardbacks (gilt illustration on the front cover, gilt lettering to the spine, small mark, nick and scratch on the edges of the back cover for The Hobbit) in near fine condition, with original slipcases (small dents, nicks on the slipcases small tear and mark on the edges of the slipcase for The Hobbit, printed on the front of the slipcases) in VGC. No Dj cover as issued. Illustrated with colour plates , colour folded maps. Illustrations by H.E. Riddett. Nice and clean pages as new with Dappled green on the outer edges, a couple of small creases and nicks on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean two volume set with light shelf wear on the slipcases.1479pp appendices, indexes, foreword, list of illustrations. A collectable and scarce deluxe edition set. Heavy books (approx. 1.9 Kg).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The book is ex-libris so bound without the map and has stains on several pges also one page and on the print page there is some tape repair. There are some tears internally, one page with a big tear over half the page. The page is though intact and no papper has been lost .Some places with some tape restoration on pages inside. All the illustrations and pages are present. This is an extremely rare book which is very sought after.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Has some tape restoration on two pages inside and some smaller tears inside. Name on front-free endpage. Maps are there and present. Back has fallen off a bit but is still attached. An extremely sought after first ever Tolkien translation into any language.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Signed UK 1st editions/printings 1/1. Fine, in fabric boards. Beautiful publications, The Hobbit Sketchbook signed to title page by Lee and numbered out of 3000. Both housed in fine slipcase, albeit with a couple of little dints, but not in any way affecting the books, and still in publisher's shrink wrap. Only 3000 worldwide and now scarce. Since 2001 First State Books has specialised in literary and children's fiction. We offer a guarantee of authenticity and that all items as described. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, later Printing. This ORIGINAL is rich in color with light wear to the spine. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Allen & Unwin 1976 first printing of the deluxe version. This book has more wear than my other more expensive copy. Book has been read a couple of times, biding still tight, rubbing to the cover edges, cover gilt is fine, the spine gilt however is worn. Yellowing to page edges, but not on pages. Slipcase has a clean unfaded label with red title evident. A more affordable copy of this now very rare book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Box set. 4th Printing. Illustrated in watercolour by Alan Lee. Signed by Alan Lee to the Title Page of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Hobbit. Brand new set. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Impression. Issued as Puffin Book PS-161. A Fine copy in decorated wrappers, the first paperback edition of The Hobbit. 284pp. Text stock toned. A fragile and scarce book, especially in this condition. A copy for the Tolkien completist. Q18371 First British Mass Market Paperback Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Very Good Book (Light Wear to Covers - Partially Removed Sticky Label on Front Map Endpaper - See Photos Attached). No Dustjacket as Issued. Hard Cover. Translation of the Hobbit in Esperanto. First Edition. First Printing 2000. One of 500 Copies issued of the First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Unauthorised Reprint. Publishers Cloth in Original Dustwrapper. A Very Good Dustwrapper. Slight Loss to Foot of Spine and Slight Wear to Edges of Dustwrapper. Final Page Detached (See Image). No Inscriptions. See Hammond p.46. 'An unauthorised reprint of this (1967/8 Houghton Miflin) typesetting, in a smaller format, the text photographically reduced, was published by Bookcase Shop, Taiwan, their imprint shared with George Allan & Unwin, London, with erroneous date 1972'. PBFA Member. We Welcome Direct Contact With Our Customers. Contact Neil Ewart Rare Books If You Require Any Further Information or Images.

A first edition, first printing of the first appearance in paperback published by Puffin in 1961 and decorated by Pauline Baynes. A near fine book without inscriptions. Some rubbing to the edges and corners. A little spotting to the prelims. A very presentable copy indeed and a more economic alternative to the mega expensive hardcover first edition. 'The Hobbit' was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction. It has been adapted into films, starring Peter Jackson, Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom. The first edition paperback was a significant publication as it introduced Tolkien's work to a wider and younger audience. This edition featured cover art by Pauline Baynes, who created iconic illustrations that helped define the visual representation of Tolkien's world, as well as C S Lewis' 'Narnia'. The paperback format made the book more accessible and contributed to its popularity, eventually leading to the widespread recognition of Tolkien's Middle-earth universe.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Tolkien (illustrator). First American Edition. First edition, 28th printing. Green boards in very good shape. Illustrated by the author. Clean and tight throughout. Prev. owner bookplate. 317 pages plus the Wilderland map at the back.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Near pristine copy of the very scarce Faroese translation of The Hobbit, translated from English into Faroese by Axel Tórgarð, published by Hoyvík: Stiðin. The Faoese runes - unique to this edition - are drawn by Valdemar Dalsgaard & Jóhan Hendrik Winther Poulsen. This is a brand new, unread copy of this scarce edition in a near pristine condition. Faroese is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 72000 Faroe Islanders. The Faroese translation is hard to find and very difficult to get shipped abroad from the Faroe Islands. From the review in Tíðindablaðið Sosialurin, 12th December 1990: "The translation has been carried out in such a way that it never crosses the reader's mind that this is a translation. Which is to say that it is masterly. I don't remember a better and more vivid Faroese translation. Moreover, the translation has benefited from the splendid language of dragons and myth which is to be found in our collection of medieval ballads".

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Puffin 1961, First Hobbit Paperback. One of the finest copies we've sold. The usual paper yellowing, slight lean, owners signature in pen. The cover has only minor wear, scuffing to spine edges, but no fading or scratching as usually found. Except for the age realted wear, read once condition which is rare for a paperback.