The Hobbit; Or, There And Back Again [FIRST EDITION THIRD IMPRESSION PUBLISHED 1942 WITH FACSIMILE DUST JACKET] by J R R Tolkien - 1942

Allen & Unwin, London, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: The Author. Following the loss of the remaining 2nd Impression copies when the warehouse in which they were stored was destroyed by bombs, a third impression was published in during the dark days of 1942. This is one of those 1500+ copies, published with only the one full colour plate, the frontispiece 'The Hill : Hobbiton-across-the-Water' but all the original line illustrations and complete in 310 pages followed by a single leaf, undated publisher's advertisement to the rear. Bound in the original dark green illustrated and lettered, green cloth covered boards with map endpapers to front and rear. Previous owner’s name to the top of the illustrated free front end paper map and their inscription to the blank free front end paper which has been crossed out. We can only imagine what pleasure this delightful book must have brought during those desperate days. In lovely condition, with minor marking to the boards, slight bumping and a touch rubbed to the extreme corners and slight bumping and slight fading to the extreme ends of the spine. Slight browning to the illustrated front and rear map end papers & slight marking to a couple of pages otherwise lovely, clean, bright and tightly bound and now protected in a full colour, facsimile 1st edition dust jacket. An attractive copy of this classic fantasy novel, now finding even more devotees thanks to the popularity of the film adaptation. Size: 7.5 inches tall by 5 inches. 310 pages. With map paste downs and end papers, a colour full page frontispiece, 7 full page line drawings & 1 smaller one . Illustrator: The Author. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 201-750 grams. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8964..