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366402344633
Seller: alcove_bookstore
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Category: Books, Comics & Magazines|Antiquarian & Collectable
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Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression, frontispiece, 4 plates (3 in colour), illustrations and map endpapers all by the author 2pp. advertisements, spotting, occasional light creasing
The second impression, dated 1937 but actually published in January 1938, saw the first apperance of four additional colour illustrations by Tolkien. Some 2300 copies were printed, although 423 unbound copies were destroyed at the binders during the blitz in 1940.
The second impression, dated 1937 but actually published in January 1938, saw the first apperance of four additional colour illustrations by Tolkien. Some 2300 copies were printed, although 423 unbound copies were destroyed at the binders during the blitz in 1940.
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