The Hobbit, First Four First Editions, 1937, 1937, 1942, 1944
Langue : anglais
Edité par Allen and Unwin, London, 1937
- Éd. originale
- Livre relié
- Occasion
Vendeur : Festival Art and Books, Machynlleth, Gwynedd, Royaume-UniFestival Art and Books
Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 20 mai 2015
Etat: Occasion - Bon
EUR 960 906,90
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
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We are thrilled to offer the most unique set of books in our 25 years as a specialist Tolkien dealer, the first four editions of the Hobbit in the original very good to near fine condition, unrestored dust jackets. It is the minor wear and tear that provides the authenticity of unrestored. Too good to be true, is too good to be true! Only once before have all four been available, (by us as well, see our TV appearances). Please ask for more photos. Allen & Unwin 1st/1st 1937, 1st/2nd 1937, 1st/3rd 1942 and 1st/4th 1946 printings. Fine 1st/1st Hobbits, if they appear on the market, now exceed £400,000, but nearly all have some repair or have some restoration which seriously reduced their future value. There may come a day when restored is worth the same as unrestored is now, but that day has not come yet. You can still find them, but only every few years. The 2nd,3rd and 4th with unrestored, unrepaired dust jackets once appeared fairly regularly, but we have not seen them for many years, except with repaired or restored jackets. These go into collections, including legacy libraries and frankly, never come out! Do not expect a flood of Hobbits! One of the significant features of the first ten or so printed Hobbits was the text was changed to align it as the prequel to The Lord of the Rings. The first four Hobbits were the original text with gradual modifications until the first printing 1951 2nd edition Hobbit with major changes to chapter five among others. Goblins became Orcs for example. So few of the 1942 dust jackets exist, it was thought for a time they were produced without them due to paper shortages during the war. 400 were lost in a fire during the blitz of London and half the sheets/pages were used to produced the Children's book club edition of the same year. The 1st/1st Hobbit used no colour illustrations, the 1st/2nd and later used colour. The 3rd and 4th were printed on war-time paper making the books half the thickness, with full sized dustjackets, but the cheap paper made the jackets subject rapid wear and damage especially the 3rd printing. These are just some of the features of the first four. The Hobbit First edition: Possibly uniquely in children's publishing, when The Hobbit came out in 1937, it contained quite a few things in that first edition that are much different to the book as we know it now in the second and later editions. Some of the changes were made because The Hobbit was being drawn into the larger stories in Middle earth and was becoming far more serious and darker. Firstly, in that first edition Bilbo at the Unexpected Party had sandwiches with tomatoes in them - tomatoes are of course from the New World, so Tolkien changed that in the second edition to pickles. Indeed, Tolkien spends quite some time in Letters explaining how potatoes might have existed, as well as tobacco - both New World varieties. In this case, Tolkien cleverly used 'taters' and 'pipeweed', thus obscuring the origin of the plants in question. The second and largest and most significant change was to the chapter 'Riddles in the Dark', where the last section of the chapter is completely different. Gollum, having lost the riddle game to the Hobbit, apologises profusely and offers to lead Bilbo out as compensation for the gift he would have given him (presumably the magic ring). He takes him so far along the tunnels, and then gets suspicious, and Bilbo then has to get past him - overhearing Gollum's talk to himself that reveals that the ring is capable of making him invisible. The Hobbit originally in 1937 had no link to Middle earth and the magic ring was just an equaliser device to give Bilbo some edge and extra powers to become 'heroic' when he was not brave or very resourceful. Note, we will hand deliver these books, at cost, anywhere in the world. They are too valuable to ship. …
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Détails bibliographiques
- Titre
- The Hobbit, First Four First Editions, 1937, 1937, 1942, 1944
- Auteur
- J.R.R. Tolkien
- Éditeur
- Allen and Unwin, London
- Année de publication
- 1937
- État de l'article
- Near Fine
- Jaquette
- Near Fine
- Reliure
- Hardcover
- Langue
- anglais
- Édition
- 1st Edition
- Impression
- 1st Printing
- Catalogues du vendeur
- J.R.R. Tolkien
Festival Art and Books
Machynlleth, Gwynedd, Royaume-Uni
Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 20 mai 2015
Frais d'expédition de Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis
| Article | 10 à 20 jours ouvrés | 3 à 6 jours ouvrés |
|---|---|---|
| Premier article | EUR 34,98 | EUR 58,31 |
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Description de la boutique
An 24 year old on-line book selling business mostly J.R.R. Tolkien first and early editions. We do not have a shop, but can meet you locally or come to you by appointment. Note this is our office address. Some stock may be out on exhibition, out of the country and may delay our delivery time. We are located in the Southern part of Snowdonia National Park in North Wales, UK. We deliver high value orders by hand (£100.000 +) anywhere in the world at just our travel costs.
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Festival Art and Books
Royaume-Uni
Conditions de vente
Description and Condition
All our books are first edition, original condition as well as original condition art and prints as authorised by the artist unless otherwise stated. We do not provide highly detailed descriptions as photographs make it easier to see the condition you are buying. We can provide a further photographs, please ask. If you would like more details of what points makes a particular book a first edition or particularly rare and valuable, please ask. We only sell very good or better, collector/investment grade condition. We will only note unusual or serious flaws we think has on effects the value. If for any reason you are unhappy with a purchase from us, please return it for a refund.
Payment
Unless otherwise agreed, full payment is due at time of the order. Items remain for sale to other customers until full payment is received. We accept Pay Pal and bank transfers. Please add 4% to the Pay Pal total to cover their fees. Bank transfers within the UK are free, but if paying from overseas make sure to pay the fees as sender. If you require international bank transfer details, please email us. Non-payment of fees and payment will delay shipping of your order. We accept payment in dollar and Euros if arranged in advance. Please ask.
Returns
Returns are allowed within 14 days of receipt of the item, subject to approval. Returns must be sent signed-for and tracked. The item must be in the same condition as originally sent or there may be a restocking fee. The purchase price will be refunded within one week of receipt of the item. Customer pays the return shipping costs. Returns are not allowed on purchases that have been discounted, promoted "on sale" or indicated as “clearance stock” unless there has been a mistake or omission on our part. If you have any questions or concerns about an item, please ask BEFORE the purchase.
Shipping
Our nearest post office is 20 miles. We typically ship Mondays and Thursdays, but dispatch time can take up to 5 working days. If you require the item quicker, please ask about our expedite services which incur extra charges. Shipping is first class UK, delivery in 1-3 days and economy world-wide which can take as long as 20 working days, though averages around 10. If you prefer a faster service please ask for signed-for, tracked or international expedite service which incur extra charges from those shown. Please ensure your ship to address is correct as is the same as you’re banking/Pay Pal address as this is the default address we ship to.
Insurance
Items are shipped uninsured and not tracked. Tracked and signed-for are an extra charge. We do not accept any responsibility for items damaged or lost in shipping unless insurance has been arranged.
Appraisals
We can provide valuations on books and art within our particular genre. We have some 20 years collecting experience and 14 years as a professional book and art dealer. We have an excellent publically recognized reputation. It is very important to have a formal valuation on record before an actual loss as it will aid in achieving maximum replacement value from the loss adjustor. General dealers and auction houses are not necessarily expert in specific authors and art genres. It is important to understand you are insuring or claiming for the replacement value, not simply the value at the time of loss. Some items are truly one of a kind and not easily replaceable.
Appraisal Fees are 5% of the valuation amount for items up to £15,000 in value, dropping to 3% over this. Minimum charge is £100. We will provide a certificate of current value which includes authentication of the item. Contact MarkFaith@FestivalArtandBooks.com for more information on appraisals.
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Conditions d'expédition
Orders usually ship within 3-5 business days on payment confirmation and suitably packaged for safe shipment anywhere in the world. Shipping costs are based on books weighing up to 2.2 LB, or 1 KG to Europe and North America. If your book/s is heavier or over-sized or requires extra insurance, we will contact you to let you know the extra cost. We will deliver a high value order (£25,000+) in person for agreed travel costs.