The First Impression, or First State of the first AmericanĮdition was published in 1938, specific date unknown. Title page bowing hobbit insignia was changed to the publisher'sĭevice of a seated flautist sometime during the run. Shows outline of the same bowing hobbit as on the cover. Dust jacket inīlue with the Hobbiton frontispiece in color in front. Red to the upper right of the title on the front. Tan cloth binding over boards, imprinted with a bowing hobbit in The First Impression of the first US edition was published in 1938 by Houghton Mifflin Co. The second impression is the only UK 1st edition published withĤ color and 9 mono plate illustrations making it very easy to recognise. Three otherĬolor plates were added: The Fair Valley of Rivendell facing pageĥ9, Bilbo Comes to the Huts of the Raft Elves, facing page 192,Īnd Conversation with Smaug, facing page 228. Of the Hill: Hobbiton Across the Water (p4) was replaced by a colorįrontispiece of The Hill: Hobbiton Across the Water.
This second printing converted four plates to color. Us only 1877 copies, just 300 more the the first impression). Were destroyed by a fire at the bindery of Key &Whiting (leaving But during the bombing of London in 1940, 423 unbound copies Impression 1937" (although it was actually published in Januaryġ938). Originally there were 2,300 copies which were marked "Second Impression was quickly prepared, the Second Impression It was 19 x 13.5cm (7.48 x 5.31in).īy December 15 of 1937, the first printing was sold out and a second The the two maps (wich in the beginning were intented to have been Itself, but included 10 black-and-white illustrations along with The very first printing had no color illustrations within the book Painted red, but budget restraints forced the red color to be substituted Originally Tolkien intended the flying dragon and the sun to be Paper maps in are in red, black, and white. The moon and eagles soaring above, a forest, and a river. A dust jacket in green, black,ĭark blue, and white, showing a drawing of stylized mountains with In deep blue ink along the top, all the way around, and a dragonĪt the bottom, both front and back. It exists out a light green clothīinding over boards, imprinted with a stylized Misty Mountains scene The First Impression of the first UK edition was published Septemby George Allen &Unwin Ltd. So please be patient, but do not hesitate to contact me any way if you (mail me (please with pictures) to am still photgraphing and ordering most of my books in my collection
(with credits) by all you if you manage to find others not covered here Here and show all books i have in my collection and will add all books Let us arrange and show all known editions of Hobbits in a row. To get trough it and get a clear picture. Really, there is a jungle out there of publications and it is truly hard History might be one of the most interesting of all books ever published.
It is thisīook that has been published over and over again. Started from for me and for Tolkien in a more worldly way. Upon one single book, namely 'the Hobbit'. Books by J.R.R.Tolkien - The Hobbit - EditionsĪ major part of my Tolkien book collection concentrates