First book club edition, from the sheets of the third impression. Octavo. Publisher’s original yellow cloth, lettered gilt to spine. A very good copy, spine rather toned, lettering dulled, small nick to the final text leaf. Housed in a bespoke slipcase.
The first book club edition, printed in an edition of 3,000 copies from the sheets of the third impression.
The Hobbit (Book Club Edition)
Author
J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher
London: George Allen And Unwin for The Children’s Book Club
Date
1942