Lot 1423 , Tolkien, John, Ronald, Reuel - The Hobbit, 1st edition, 4th and last impression of the first edition, original cloth, in d/j with tears to head and foot of spine and a small amount of loss, Allen and Unwin, London, 1946;

° Tolkien, John, Ronald, Reuel - The Hobbit, 1st edition, 4th and last impression of the first edition, original cloth, in d/j with tears to head and foot of spine and a small amount of loss, Allen and Unwin, London, 1946; and two further copies with torn d/j’s - 7th impression, 1955 and 13th impression, 1961 (3)

£300-500

Condition:
1955 - Dust Jacket in very poor condition with tears and losses, early pages foxed boards faded/stained 1946 - Dust Jacket torn to edges, foxed to first 304 pages and fore edge

Sold for £3,600