The Hobbit — ELT / Unwin edition (1987)

An English-language ELT / Unwin paperback, issued for educational use in Germany, with the first ELT issue dated 1987.

First ELT issue, published in 1987 by ELT Verlag, Hamburg, in association with Unwin Paperbacks, London. The imprint states “1. Auflage 1987”. Issued as Band 33 in the series Klassiker des Gebrauchs an Schule und Universität, edited by Rudolf Nissen. This is the English text, not a German translation. ISBN 3883890332 appears on the rear cover; the Unwin imprint carries ISBN 0048231886.

Bibliographical details

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: ELT Verlag, Hamburg / Unwin Paperbacks, London
Edition: First ELT issue, 1. Auflage 1987
Edition year: 1987
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 3883890332

Condition

Good used copy with rubbing along the spine and cover edges, a shallow crease near the foot of the front cover, and toned paper with scattered foxing, particularly at the edges and opening and closing leaves. No ownership inscription is visible on the opening pages shown below.

The first ELT issue of The Hobbit: an English-language edition prepared for use in German schools and universities.

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