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Lot 379 Tolkien (J.R.R.). The Hobbit, 3rd impression, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1942
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Tolkien (J.R.R.). The Hobbit, 3rd impression, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1942, colour frontispiece and black & white illustrations to text, bookplate to half-title largely removed with paper remains and ownership signature of James Laybourne in a juvenile hand inscribed beneath, old light damp stain to upper blank margin of frontispiece, original decorative green cloth, rubbed, spine slightly darkened and frayed along joints and at ends, a little edge and corner wear, 8vo
Provenance: From the collection of Dr Richard Sadler FRPS (1927-2020).
The price on this surprised me a bit. It wasn't the best copy -- and taking into account the 25% buyers premium the final price was £2000. I guess someone really wanted a 3rd.
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