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18 Nov, 2018
2018-11-18 12:49:35 PM UTC
Without any doubt front cover of The Fellowship of the Ring from artist Igor Kordej (first Croatian edition)

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18 Nov, 2018
2018-11-18 1:50:49 PM UTC
This German edition is my favourite Hobbit cover.

If you compare the lineaments of Gandalf with the photo you can see similarities: it is Walter Scherf (1920-2010), a German writer and fairytale researcher. He was the translator of The Hobbit. Giving Gandalf his face in the illustrations and the dustwrapper was a Hommage to him.

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18 Nov, 2018
2018-11-18 4:44:41 PM UTC
El Hobito is pretty cool, though Gandalf is a bit odd.

It almost looks like he's wearing knee high women's boots...

Also, what's up with alien Gollum?

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19 Nov, 2018
2018-11-19 8:51:41 PM UTC
Probably would have went with the Finnish Hobbit but as Urulöké has already posted this one, my next choices would be the 1987 Moldovan and 1975 Bulgarian Hobbits.

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20 Nov, 2018
2018-11-20 7:13:55 AM UTC
That bottom one's great!
20 Nov, 2018
2018-11-20 9:15:13 PM UTC
20 Nov, 2018
2018-11-20 9:26:48 PM UTC
El hobito for me. Love the characters.
20 Nov, 2018
2018-11-20 9:30:40 PM UTC

Arbor wrote:
Latvian Hobbit

That Bilbo's hair is about what I look like these days!
20 Nov, 2018
2018-11-20 9:39:10 PM UTC

Urulöké wrote:

Arbor wrote:
Latvian Hobbit

That Bilbo's hair is about what I look like these days!

Ginger? Unlucky.
20 Nov, 2018
2018-11-20 11:01:12 PM UTC
That Latvian Hobbit is a nice one.

Thanks for sharing.
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