Lot 2187 , Tolkien J.R.R - The Hobbit, 2nd edition, 5th. impression, colour frontispiece, illustrations, map endpapers, top edge green, original green pictorial cloth, unclipped dust jacket, 8vo, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1951.

° Tolkien J.R.R - The Hobbit, 2nd edition, 5th. impression, colour frontispiece, illustrations, map endpapers, top edge green, original green pictorial cloth, unclipped dust jacket, 8vo, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1951. Note: A fair copy of the second edition, the fifth printing overall, notable for Tolkien's revisions to Chapter 5, "Riddles in the Dark." While writing The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien recognised inconsistencies in Gollum's character. In the original version, Gollum appeared less deranged and corrupted by the Ring, conflicting with his intense obsession in The Lord of the Rings. To resolve this, Tolkien made significant changes to Chapter 5 in this edition.
£600-900

Condition:
Endpapers lightly spotted, d/j edges reinforced with tape to inside top and bottom, some loss to head and foot of spine and corners.

Sold for £2,200