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Any guesses as to what this was for in 2nd edition UK Hobbits?

2 Aug, 2014
2014-8-2 11:43:15 AM UTC

On the contents page of the GA&U Hobbit, an A* appears at the bottom.

This was only in the 10th(1958) to the 15th(1965) impressions and was dropped for the 3rd edition in 1966.

Any guesses at what it might represent?

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2 Aug, 2014
2014-8-2 1:43:34 PM UTC
Signature mark?
2 Aug, 2014
2014-8-2 5:08:46 PM UTC
Yes, that would be my guess.

- wellinghall
3 Aug, 2014
2014-8-3 6:16:54 AM UTC
I haven't got a second edition, but the signature marks certainly appear (as you would expect) through the entire book on the 1946 (although the A is omitted). Presumably this is also the case on the second editions?
3 Aug, 2014 (edited)
2014-8-3 2:22:13 PM UTC
I will check, it looks like A* means that it is an earlier signature mark than A (though A by itself does not appear to exist, thanks Stu), I will check my copies to see if this is the case.

Thanks for all your help on this.
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