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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Facsimile Edition)

J. R. R. Tolkien

First published 2018
Publisher HarperCollins (UK)
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
Cover art J. R. R. Tolkien
Pages 310
ISBN 9780007440832

  • "This facsimile edition published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2016"
  • "First Published in Great Britain by George Allen & Unwin 1937" on copyright page.
  • "This cover and the drawings in the book are by the author." [all caps] on the bottom of the front dustjacket flap.
  • The First Issue dust jacket as per the hand correction in ink, of the 'e' in the misspelled 'Dodgeson', on the back inside flap.
  • Green cloth boards impressed with a dragon, both front and back, and with a long range of mountains along the top including the spine; designed by J. R. R. Tolkien.
  • Wrap-around dustjacket illustration by Tolkien entire image.
  • Thror's Map on the front endpaper has a white background with black lines. There are some runes and a small drawing of a dragon printed in red.
  • The Wilderland map on the back endpaper has a white background with a mixture of black and red coloring.
  • 1st Impression 1937 content: Includes the standard eight black and white illustrations plus The Hill and Mirkwood. No color illustrations.
  • The Standard Eight Black & White Illustrations:
    • The Trolls
    • The Mountain-path
    • The Misty Mountains looking West
    • Beorn's Hall
    • The Elvenking's Gate
    • Lake Town
    • The Front Gate
    • The Hall at Bag-End
  • Price "7s. 6d NET"
  • On the unnumbered page [311]: "OVERLEAF: particulars of publications of similar interest issued by George Allen & Unwin LTD".
  • On unnumbered page [312] are advertisements for the following titles:
    • Fairy Tales by Karel Čapek.
    • Dashenka Or the Life of a Puppy by Karel Čapek.
    • At the Zoo by Julian Huxley.
  • ISBN stated on the copyright page.