{"product_id":"the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien-2nd-edition-10th-impression","title":"The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (2nd Edition, 10th Impression)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Tolkien, J.R.R. \u003cbr\u003eTitle: The Hobbit, or There and Back Again \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: George Allen \u0026amp; Unwin \u003cbr\u003eDate: 1958 \u003cbr\u003ePlace: London \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 8vo 19cm x 13cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e315pp+ i (pub ads). \u003cbr\u003eSecond edition, tenth impression, as stated on the colophon - i.e. 10th overall printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the convention - one that the publisher, Unwin, would later adopt for this title - of listing edition and then the impression of that edition, this would be the 2nd edition, 6th impression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreen cloth boards, 9 b\/w illustrations, a colour frontispiece, red and black endpaper maps and the iconic colour dust jacket, all illustrated by Tolkien.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eUneven sunning to the spine, where the jacket has been repaired. A small bump to bottom edge of the lower board. A touch of pencil underlining\/marginalia, a small handful of blue ink underlining and annotations\/single word ‘criticism’ e.g “weak” and “mean”. The first two signatures protrude slightly from the fore-edge, otherwise square and without any lean. Touches of spotting and toning throughout, but not unsightly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacket Condition: Good Plus \u003cbr\u003eThe head of the jacket spine professionally repaired using Japanese tissue to the verso. There is a 3cm x 2.5cm ovoid tide mark to the foot of the spine, clearly visible on the verso, but only showing mildly on the recto. Small chips to the folds and edges, a bit of rubbing to the fold rectos. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn September 1947, while writing The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien sent his English publisher some corrections to be included in future printings, as well as a ‘specimen of re-writing’ of chapter 5 of The Hobbit, bringing it in line with its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, as he had developed it up to that point. In 1951, upon receiving the proofs for a new printing that would become the second edition of The Hobbit, Tolkien wrote to the publisher: “...I never heard any more about it at all; and I assumed that alteration of the original book was ruled out. The sequel now depends on the earlier version; and if the revision is really published, there must follow some considerable rewriting of the sequel. I did not mean the suggested revision to be printed off; but it seems to have come out pretty well in the wash” and agreed to incorporate it, despite having to rewrite parts of The Lord of the Rings. A few minor errors were corrected between the 5th impression of 1951 and this, the 10th of 1958. (Hammond, 1993: A3c)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4500 copies of this impression are thought to have been printed \u003cbr\u003e(TolkienBooks.net, citing the Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Archive)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn attractive copy, in solidly good shape, of probably the most desirable and famous work of modern fantasy. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray van Wyk Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51569820467520,"sku":null,"price":17500.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4460\/7040\/files\/IMG_4175-Edited.png?v=1772112737","url":"https:\/\/www.rayvanwykrarebooks.com\/products\/the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien-2nd-edition-10th-impression","provider":"Ray van Wyk Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}