The Hobbit or, There and Back Again. [Third printing.]

Publication details: George Allen & Unwin,1942,

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The third impression, one of only 1,500 copies (the same print-run as the first) - notable as the first to be manufactured according to the 'wartime economy standard'.The dustjacket adorning this copy is an attribute of perhaps even greater scarcity than the book itself - for the same reasons, but more ephemeral in its nature. This is a pleasing example.

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1942, pp. 310, [2, ads], crown 8vo, original green cloth the boards with an illustration by the author wrapping round, this and the lettering to upper board and backstrip stamped in dark blue, a little rubbed at extremities with a tiny amount of wear towards head of lower joint, a few faint marks down same, some light handling otherwise, endpaper maps, the flyleaf with contemporary gift inscription, dustjacket supplied, correctly stating 'Third Impression' to front flap, lightly chipped at extremities, the backstrip panel browned with faint vertical crease, a few faint spots to white area at head of front panel and to flaps, very good

Bibliography: (Hammond & Anderson A3a, note)

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