Gorringes Hobbit Auction

Quite a few Hobbits in Gorringes Book Sale

26th July 2022 12:00 BST

Lot 14 TOLKIEN, J.R.R. - THE HOBBIT OR THERE AND BACK AGAIN. ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR.

Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Hobbit or There and Back Again. Illustrated by the Author. 2nd edition, sixth impression. coloured frontis and 8 text illus. (7 full page), coloured maps on e/ps., half title; publisher's green cloth and coloured pictorial d/wrapper. 1954

Estimate £400-£600
Sold for £600

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Lot 67 TOLKIEN, JOHN RONALD REUEL - THE HOBBIT, 2ND EDITION, 15TH IMPRESSION, MAP

Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel - The Hobbit, 2nd edition, 15th impression, map endpapers, original green cloth in clipped d/j, with small tears and some loss, George Allen and Unwin, London, 1965

Estimate £80-£120
Sold for £130

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Lot 68 TOLKIEN, JOHN RONALD REUEL - THE HOBBIT, 2ND EDITION, 14TH IMPRESSION, WITH

Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel - The Hobbit, 2nd edition, 14th impression, with colour frontispiece, map endpapers, original green cloth in clipped d/j, spine with minor tears and loss, ownership inscription in red ink to front map, George Allen and Unwin, London, 1963

Estimate £150-£200
Sold for £170

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Lot 69 TOLKIEN, JOHN RONALD REUEL - THE HOBBIT, 2ND EDITION, 13TH IMPRESSION, WITH

Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel - The Hobbit, 2nd edition, 13th impression, with colour frontispiece, map endpapers, original green cloth in unclipped d/j, with small loss to upper right back panel and spine base, George Allen and Unwin, London, 1961

Estimate £180-£240
Sold for £300

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Lot 70 TOLKIEN, JOHN RONALD REUEL - THE HOBBIT, 2ND EDITION, 11TH IMPRESSION, WITH

Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel - The Hobbit, 2nd edition, 11th impression, with colour frontispiece, map endpapers, original green cloth in unclipped d/j, with small loss to spine head and foot and a few edge tears, ownership inscription to front map, George Allen and Unwin, London, 1959

Estimate £180-£240
Sold for £320

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Lot 71 TOLKIEN, JOHN RONALD REUEL - THE HOBBIT, 2ND EDITION, 10TH IMPRESSION, WITH

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Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel - The Hobbit, 2nd edition, 10th impression, with colour frontispiece, map endpapers, original green cloth in unclipped d/j, with small loss to lower front panel and top edge, George Allen and Unwin, London, 1958

Estimate £250-£350
Sold for £400

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Lot 72 TOLKIEN, JOHN RONALD REUEL - THE HOBBIT, 2ND EDITION, 9TH IMPRESSION, WITH

Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel - The Hobbit, 2nd edition, 9th impression, with colour frontispiece, map endpapers, original green cloth in unclipped d/j, with loss to foot of spine, bookplate to half title, covering an earlier ownership inscription, George Allen and Unwin, London, 1957

Estimate £700-£1000
Sold for £600

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