![]() ![]() The book was an immediate success and sold out within months. ![]() The first printing of The Hobbit was issued on 21st September 1937 with a print run of only 1500 copies. We have been unable to locate any other signed copy of the second impression sold at auction since 1982 (a ”worn” copy, without dustwrapper sold at Sotheby, Parke Bernet and Co). A rare and highly desirable example of this important edition of Tolkien’s masterpiece. Signed by the author in black ink on the front blank endpaper. Both the book and dustwrapper remain in entirely original condition. Complete with the rubbed, nicked and spotted original dustwrapper that has several short closed tears and is chipped with loss at the spine tips. The contents with faint spotting to the prelims, more so to the closed text block edges, and the lightly penciled name of a previous owner to the front blank endpaper are otherwise clean throughout. ![]() A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm with minor bumping at the extremities, the cloth clean and fresh. Housed in a bespoke full green morocco solander case. Illustrated by the author with 4 colour plates, first published in this edition, 9 black and white full page plates and double page map illustrations to the front and rear. Publisher’s original green cloth with dark blue titles and illustration, in dustwrapper. ![]()
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