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The Hobbit. George Allen & Unwin, 1937

First edition!
This is the jewel in the crown for any Tolkien collector, the very first edition (first impression) of The Hobbit from 1937. The book that changed the world (well, at least our world). Just 1500 copies printed. The book is in fine condition. Spine slightly faded, front board has a small dent at the top and very few small brown dots. Flyleafs have hardly any foxing. Binding is still firm. Comes complete with a facsimile reproduction of the dustjacket. A desirable item and with the upcoming movie-adaptation of The Hobbit a good investment, for prices will certainly rise further when the hype starts.*

Facsimile dustjacket First Edition Hobbit

Exact replica of the dustjacket Tolkien designed for The Hobbit, as published in 1937. Complete with mylar dustjacket protector.
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The Hobbit. HoughtonMifflin, 1938

1st edition!
First edition, first printing. With the bowing hobbit on the cover. On the title page the logo of the publisher (the flute player). With the b&w and colour illustrations. Dustjacket missing. Contemporary bookplate on the first flyleaf, dated Christmas 1938. Antiquarian: very good condition. Tight binding, spine browned, a semi-circular stain on the cover, but otherwise a nice and clean copy of this very rare edition.*
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The Hobbit. HoughtonMifflin, 1938

1st edition!
First edition, first printing. With the bowing hobbit on the cover and on the title page. With the b&w and colour illustrations. Dustjacket missing. Antiquarian: very good condition. Somewhat weak binding, cover browned and spotted. On the spine the residue of two labels. This is a ex-library copy from the Hudson Public Library in Wisconsin. Their blind impression is in the topright corner of the title page (hardly noticeable) and in the back is the jacket with the library card still in it. Clearly not a popular book in Hudson, for in the six year it was in the library, it was only checked out 13 times, the last time on February 11, 1944... A nice copy of this very rare edition, wich no doubt will be even more soughtafter as soon as The Hobbit movie comes out.*

The Hobbit. Ballantine, 1967

Paperback. 11th printing of the revised edition. Cover by Brem (Barbara Remington). Antiquarian: very good condition.*

The Hobbit. Unwin Paperbacks, 1977

George Allen & Unwin, 1977. 4th impression. Paperback. Cover by Tolkien. Illustrated in b&w by Tolkien. Antiquarian: very good condition (spine faded, some wrinkles in cover).*

The Hobbit. Ballantine, 1977

Paperback. 66th printing. Cover by Tolkien. Antiquarian: very good condition.*

The Hobbit. Unwin Paperbacks, 1978

George Allen & Unwin, 1978. 5th impression. Paperback. Cover by Tolkien. Illustrated in b&w by Tolkien. Antiquarian: very good condition (owner's stamp on first flyleaf, some wrinkles in cover).*

The Hobbit. Unwin Paperbacks, 1979

George Allen & Unwin, 1979. Third, reset edition. Pocket. Cover by Tolkien. Illustrated in b&w by Tolkien. Antiquarian: very good condition.*

The Hobbit. Unwin Paperbacks, 1985

Paperback. Cover by Tolkien. With the b&w illustrations by Tolkien. Antiquarian: very good condition.*

The Hobbit. Folio Society.1979

1st edition thus. Quaterbound in leather (no dustjacket issued). In slipcase. Illustrated in b&w by Eric Fraser. Antiquarian: fine condition (slipcase is a bit dirty, with some spots).*

The Hobbit Collector's Edition. HoughtonMifflin, 1987

Hardback in green imitation leather with gold lettering. In a similar slipcase. Illustrated in colour and b&w by Tolkien. Also available a matching The Lord of the Rings in red imitation leather (see in The Lord of the Rings section of this catalogue).*

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. HoughtonMifflin, 1988

Four paperbacks with covers by Alan Lee in a decorated slipcase.

The Hobbit - Michael Hague

Houghton Mifflin, reprint. Large size paperback with colourillustrations by Michael Hague.*

The Hobbit. An Illustrated Edition. Galahad, 1993

New York, 1993. Oblong hardback. With many colour illustrations from the Rankin and Bass cartoon movie of The Hobbit. Antiquarian: very good condition (bottom spine worn, as well as the dustjacket at that point).*

The Hobbit. HoughtonMifflin, 1997

Hardback. Cover and illustrations in colour and b&w by Tolkien.*

The Hobbit, illustrated by Alan Lee

HarperCollins, 1997. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w. Hardback. Antiquarian: fine condition.*

The Hobbit, illustrated by Alan Lee (new dustjacket)

HarperCollins, 1997. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w. Hardback.*

The Hobbit, illustrated by Alan Lee (HoM)

HoughtonMifflin, 1997. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w. Hardback.*

The Hobbit. HoughtonMifflin, 1997

Hardback. Published by the American Science Fiction Book Club. Cover by Donato (Smaug).

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. HarperCollins, 1997

Four paperbacks with never before used cover illustrationd by Tolkien for these were too complicated for the printing techniques of the Fifties. 1st edition in this form. In a green slipcase.

The Hobbit. Ballantine, 1997

Hardback (no dustjacket issued) with a cover by Michael Herring (Bilbo and Gollum).

Chapter 1 of The Hobbit in 101 Read-Aloud Classics

First chapter of The Hobbit in: Pamela Horn (ed), Onehundred-and-one Read-Aloud Classics. Ten-minute readings from the world’s best-loved children’s books. Includes also Narnia, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz and many more. Hardback. Illustrated by various artists.

The Hobbit Pop-Up book

HarperCollins, 1999. Hardback. Illustrated by John Howe. The book gives five 3D scPnes from the book:: An Unexpected Party, The Riddle Game, The Spiders, Conversation with Smaug, The Battle of the Five Armies.*

The Hobbit. Easton Press, 1999

Bound in green leather with gold lettering. As frontispiece a colour illustration by Michael Hague, especially commissioned for this edition.*

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. HoughtonMifflin, 2000

Set of four paperbacks of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, with covers by Alan Lee in a decorated slipcase. 1st edition.

The Hobbit. HoughtonMifflin, 2001

Paperback. 1st edition in this form. Cover and b&w illustrations by Tolkien.

The Hobbit. HoughtonMifflin, 2001

Hardback. Cover and maps by Caldecott Honor, b&w illustrations by Tolkien.*

The Annotated Hobbit. UnwinHyman, 1989

Hardback. With notes by Douglas A. Anderson. Illustrated. Antiquarian: very good condition.*

The Annotated Hobbit. HoughtonMifflin, 2002

Hardback. 1st edition in this form. With a long introduction on the publication history of The Hobbit by Douglas A. Anderson, who also wrote the annotations to the text. Extensively illustrated in colour and b&w with plates taken from various translations from across the world. Added to this edition is the chapter "The Quest of Erebor".*

The Annotated Hobbit. HarperCollins, 2003

Hardback. 1st edition in this form. With a long introduction on the publication history of The Hobbit by Douglas A. Anderson, who also wrote the annotations to the text. Extensively illustrated in colour and b&w with plates taken from various translations from across the world. Added to this edition is the chapter "The Quest of Erebor".*

The Hobbit Deluxe edition. HarperCollins, 2004

The companion volume to the 50th Anniversary The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Edition. Text corrected with an exclusive 16 page introduction by Christopher Tolkien over the history of The Hobbit. Illustrated with 14 colour plates by Tolkien, including one not published before. Quarter-bound in green leather, stamped in red and gold, with gilded edges. In a slipcase. Limited number printed. 1st edition.*

The Hobbit. Folio Society

Illustrated by Eric Fraser
London, 2003. Bound in full vegetable parchement with a design by Francis Mosley. Hardback (no dustjacket issued) in slipcase. The matching The Lord of the Rings is also available from us.*

The Hobbit - Large Print Edition

HarperCollins, 2003. 1st edition in this form. Large format hardback (no dustjacket issued) with a design by Tolkien on the cover. Text printed in a large typeface.*

David Wenzel, The Hobbit cartoon part 1

Eclipse books, 1989. 2nd printing. Paperback. Part 1 of the 3 part cartoon version of The Hobbit. Antiquarian: fine condition.*

David Wenzel, The Hobbit comic book (DelRey)

DelRey, 2001. Comic adaptation of The Hobbit in one paperback, with a cover by Donato Giancolla.*

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Ballantine, 2004

Four pockets with movie covers in a blue slipcase, decorated with pictures of Frodo, Aragorn and Éowyn.*

The Hobbit - David Wyatt. HarperCollins

HarperCollins, 2006. Paperback. Cover and illustrations by David Wyatt.*

The Hobbit. HarperCollins, 2006

HarperCollins, 2006. Paperback. Cover and b&w illustrations by Tolkien.*

The Hobbit 70th Anniversary Edition. HoM, 2007

HoughtonMifflin, 2007. 1st edition in this form. Bound with a pale dustjacket. Published to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the book. With a forword by Christopher Tolkien from 1987. Illustrated in colour and b&w by Tolkien. This version of the book is also in the slipcase The History of The Hobbit.*