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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, 1956 8th Impression with Dustjacket

#001298 - The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, 1956 8th Impression with Dustjacket - sold


The Hobbit, stated 8th impression from the dustjacket, published by Houghton Mifflin from sheets imported from Great Britain

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A Near Fine copy of an extremely scarce early Hobbit.
The 1956 printing, of the 2nd Edition (1951), or the 8th printing overall (1937).
This copy is a stated 8th impression from the dustjacket, published by Houghton Mifflin from sheets imported from Great Britain.


Stated 8th impression on front flap, not price clipped, noted as printed in Great Britain.
One of probably only 1000 imported from Allen & Unwin, lacking the printing history on title verso, to help them circumvent the import restrictions and US copyright laws.
The book features the original dustjacket with the
Mountains and Dragon design by the author.
The boards show no soiling or marking, no shelf wear to note.
The text block is clean, without foxing.
No bumped corners, virtually without fault. The dustjacket is not price clipped, and has no markings.
It shows only the most minor of rubbing, with a very small amount of loss, to the top of the spine area.
The front has a tiny bit of rubbing and minor loss to the tips of the folds.
A beautiful clean copy, one of the copies with the dark reddish brown boards stamped in blue, that are very hard to find.
Contains the full color frontispiece "The Hill: Hobbiton-across-the Water", as well as the original line drawings by Tolkien.
The maps are in excellent condition, with the red and black ink still showing clear and bright against the endpapers.
Both maps have no foxing,
no marks, or previous owners names.

A highly collectable copy, hard to find in this Near Fine condition.

Digital photo's available, inquire if interested.

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