the hobbit, Prima edizione

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Descrizione: George Allen and Unwin, London, 1937. No Binding. Condizione: Not a Book. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1937. Custom Clamshell Case (Book not included). No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by. Custom Clamshell Case (Book not included). Codice articolo 32846

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Descrizione: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1937. Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. 2nd Impression 1937. Good clean condition, in new facsimile 2nd impression dustwrapper. Original green cloth, nice and clean, slightly darkened to the spine. 10cm split in the cloth along bottom left edge of spine, and two 1cm nicks going across the spine in the same area - please see pictures. Also some pulling and splitting to the cloth at top and tail of spine and some light wear along bottom edge. Good clean condition within. All illustrations present. A few light corner creases. One previous owner's name in ink to the end-paper facing the half-title page (so thankfully not on the map!). The spine leans approximately 1cm. Overall in good clean condition. The facsimile wrapper looks great and protects and hides the split in the cloth. More photo's available on request. Fully insured shipping. Codice articolo 004516

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Descrizione: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1937. Hardcover. Condizione: Fair/Poor. J R R Tolkien (illustratore). Second Impression. This edition was the first with four colour illustrations.The original, first impression, was a limited edition of 1500 copies.This second impression was 2300 copies only of which 423 were destroyed in the London Bombings.Thus a relatively rare, surviving, very early edition. Pages generally clean and bright, especially for age, minimal tanning to edges, some grubby marks, small stains, a little scattered foxing.There is a Norman Street Junior School, Carlisle, stamp to half title page but no other library markings throughout book. Some corners stubbed, curled, turned. School Library, handwritten in ink, to half title page. Endpapers, double page illustrations, grubby, slight foxing; some numbers, in ink. Page ends tanned, grubby, spotted. Cracked to binding. Covers, green cloth, generally grubby, stained. Corners, and edges, bumped, rubbed, worn. Spine splits, bumped, rubbed, worn to ends. All illustrations present. Overall, fair clean copy, especially for age. Book. Codice articolo T6773

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Descrizione: Allen & Unwin, 1937. Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Allen & Unwin, 1937. London. First Edition, 2nd Impression. No dustjacket. Condition: Very Good for its age. Most pages clean, boards in good shape. Wear to corners, slight spine lean. An old bookplate affixed to first blank page with a new blank bookplate affixed over it. Codice articolo ABE-1556668545958

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Descrizione: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London., 1937. Hard with Dust Jacket. Condizione: Very good in poor dust jacket. Beautifully illustrated by the author with map endpapers, 4 colour plates and 9 b/w plates. (illustratore). Second impression. Very good in poor dust jacket. Slight spine lean. Tail quarter of spine and very bottom edges of boards are slightly discoloured where part of dust jacket spine has been missing and dust jacket has ridden up very slightly. Leaves slightly, evenly toned, as usual. First two leaves have a tiny dog ear crease to the very tip of the upper corner. No inscriptions. Very slight exposure of gutter at head betwixt pages 176/7.Front flap of dust jacket has become detached. Bottom quarter of dust jacket spine panel is missing. Chipped and nicked around edges and with a few tears - all as comprehensively pictured. Size: 12mo. 7 3/4". Codice articolo 028105

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Descrizione: George Allen and Unwin, London, 1937. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. 310, [2 ads] pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth stamped in dark blue, green topstain; map endpapers; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good. Light shelf lean. Darkening to spine cloth extending onto rear cover. Cloth lightly soiled, frayed at spine ends. Foxing to textblock edge, pages lightly toned. Previous owner inscription to title page. One of a mere 1,500 copies of the first printing of Tolkien's fantasy classic. Codice articolo 140938141

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Descrizione: Allen & Unwin, 1937. First edition. 8vo. 310pp + 2pp ads. Dark green boards with black illustrations by Tolkien. Topedge green as issued. A very good+ copy. Clean boards with light dusting. Nick to top right corner of spine & a few to foot of spine & one slightly beyond onto foot of rear board. Boards just showing bottom right corner of leading edges. Internally crisp and clean with no inscriptions & no foxing. Clean edges. Map endpapers original and unsplit. None of the usual tanning to spine. A lovely clean copy. One of only 1500 copies. A modern literature cornerstone. Hammond A3a. Codice articolo 100527

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Descrizione: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1937. Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine first edition with the words "First Published in 1937" printed on the copyright page. In original green cloth with very light tanning, rubbing at the spine, and edgewear. In fine facsimile dust jacket of the first issue; First Issue point with the correction of the 'e' in the 'Dodgeson' present on the rear flap. Housed in custom-made slipcase. Codice articolo 1804049

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Descrizione: Allen & Unwin, London, 1937. Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. J.R.R. Tolkien (illustratore). First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, by J.R.R. Tolkien. This is the 1st printing of 1937, featuring the black and white frontispiece of The Hill: Hobbiton across the Water', with all illustrations by the author. A wonderful copy, showing some soiling to the cloth, a previous owners name to the first blank page. Housed in a custom full leather and marbled paper slipcase, to house and protect this classic. This is one of the original 1500 copies,1st (First) Impression of the 1st (First) Edition that was published 21st of September 1937. It has the two maps and ten illustrations, by the author, all in excellent condition. The original decorative map endpapers have no markings or previous owners names. Thror's Map in the front, is in relatively clean condition with the pastedown brighter than the free end. The Wilderland Map is also in clean condition, again with the slightly darkened free end, both maps are whole and have no splits along the gutter. The book exhibits some spine lean, but the binding is still firm and tight. The text block is relatively clean and bright, The top edge is dusty and faded, with the green topstain just barely visible. The edges of the textblock are lightly soiled. The cloth covered boards with the dark blue decoration of Tolkien's Mountains and Dragon design, are a bit darkened along the spine and the edges. The tips of the spine are pushed with no loss, lower front corner has some loss to the cloth revealing the boards underneath. A wonderful copy, exceedingly scarce in any condition in this day and age. A tremendous opportunity to acquire this classic of modern fantasy literature. A facsimile of the original dustjacket is provided with this book. The full leather slipcase is made to reflect the original Mountains and Dragon design by the author, and features complimentary hand marbled paper covered trays. Digital photo's available, inquire if interested. Other Tolkien books available, include both the UK and US editions, original cloth bindings, custom fine bindings, and Signed/Numbered/Limited Editions. Very Good / Facsimile Only. Codice articolo 1937

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Descrizione: George Allen and Unwin, London, 1937. Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Author (illustratore). First Edition, 2nd. Very good book and original dust jacket. No marks to covers, no lean, lovely book, Dust jacket has 2 inch paper loss to spine head, small loss to spine heel, but other very good. Jacket covers bright, with minor scuffing in places. Tasteful owners bookplate to front end page. Please ask for photos. Tolkien specialist. See all our Hobbits listed. Codice articolo 001939

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Descrizione: George Allen and Unwin, London, 1937. Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST Edition, FIRST Impression, published by George Allen and Unwin in 1937. This First Edition, First Printing of only 1,500 copies is bound in the ORIGINAL green cloth from the publisher. This sophisticated dustjacket is rich in color with NO chips or tears. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is a First Edition, second impression with "second impression" printed on the front flap. This early dustjacket has the same art design as the First Impression and was also published the same year, 1937. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with light wear to the spine and edges. The pages are clean with minor foxing to the edges. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation. We buy Tolkien First Editions. Codice articolo ABE-12420239927

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Descrizione: George Allen & Unwin, 1937. Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. The true first edition in the first issue dust jacket, with the correct price present on the front flap and the typo and hand correction on the back flap. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some tape on inside. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Codice articolo 1506040

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Descrizione: George Allen & Unwin, 1937. Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing This is the TRUE FIRST EDITION published in 1937. A stunning First Issue dustjacket with the correction of the 'e' in the 'Dodgeson' on the rear flap. This ORIGINAL sophisticated dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO chips or tears. The book is in excellent condition with minor wear to the spine and edges. The binding is tight, with light wear to the boards. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a beautiful copy in collector's condition. We buy Tolkien First Editions. Codice articolo ABE-9020408529

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Descrizione: Allen & Unwin, 1937. First edition. Original green cloth with dark blue designs on the boards in dustwrapper designed by the author. A near fine copy, with a little foxing to the fore edges in a very good dustwrapper indeed, with a trace of wear to the head of the spine and a couple of corners, a couple of short closed tears and some tanning to the spine, but is mainly complete and entirely unrestored. An unusually well preserved copy. Map endpapers in black and red, one black and white plate and nine further full page illustrations, all by the author. "All I remember about the start of The Hobbit is sitting correcting School Certificate papers in the everlasting weariness of that annual task forced on impecunious academics with children. On a blank leaf I scrawled: 'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.' I did not and do not know why. I did nothing about it, for a long time, and for some years I got no further than the production of Thror's Map. But it became The Hobbit in the early 1930s, and was eventually published not because of my own children's enthusiasm (though they liked it well enough), but because I lent it to the then Rev. Mother of Cherwell Edge when she had flu, and it was seen by a former student who was at that time in the office of Allen and Unwin." - J.R.R.Tolkien in a letter to W.H. Auden (7 June 1955). Some eighty years later sales of the book are well in excess of 60 million, published in a multitude of languages. It is revered by doyens of Fantasy and Children's books, and has become staple reading for adults and children alike. To an extent The Hobbit is autobiographical in a fantastic setting. Tolkien himself led a simple, reclusive existence: he refused to own a car or television and saw no need to travel beyond the restricting confines of academia. Yet, underneath the staid exterior lurked an imagination vivid enough to create a series of tales that have transfixed the book-reading public for the last eighty years. Only 1500 copies of the first edition were printed, all of which were sold within a couple of months. The book was read and reread and copies are now seldom found in nice condition. In particular, the fragile dustwrapper, where present at all, is usually found with large chips missing or with restoration. Hammond A3.a. Codice articolo 38931

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