Tolkien Library Store - Custom Cloth Bindings - Custom Rebound The Hobbit Copies

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, UK 1937 1st Edition, 1st Impression., With Authors Signature

#001240 - The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, UK 1937 1st Edition, 1st Impression., With Authors Signature - sold


The Hobbit, a magnificent 1st Edition, 1st Impression, newly rebound in dark green morocco leather, with signature by Tolkien mounted to the front pastedown

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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, 1st UK Edition, 2nd Impression, Custom Fine Binding Full Leather Clamshell Case

#000961 - The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, 1st UK Edition, 2nd Impression, Custom Fine Binding Full Leather Clamshell Case - sold


Newly rebound in dark green morocco leather. First Edition, Second impression published 1937, same year as 1st impression.

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#clp0068 - 1958 The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien 10th UK rebound edition in custom slipcase - sold
Superbly rebound in full green morocco by the Cottage Bindery in Bath.
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The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings — first Polish editions, 1960–1963
#sob0001 - The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings — first Polish editions, 1960–1963 — 4030 EUR

Four volumes in custom full-leather bindings, with gilt decoration and a presentation case. Maria Skibniewska’s Polish translations. Ownership stamp and minor wear to the map edges.

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Hobbit, czyli tam i z powrotem — first Polish edition, Iskry 1960
#sob0009 - Hobbit, czyli tam i z powrotem — first Polish edition, Iskry 1960 — 1209 EUR

Maria Skibniewska’s translation, illustrated by Jan Młodożeniec, in a later full-leather binding with a gilt and red dragon. Ownership stamp; half-title inserted after the title page.

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The Hobbit — Alan Lee illustrated, 1997, leather binding with metalwork and fore-edge painting
#sob0005 - The Hobbit — Alan Lee illustrated, 1997, leather binding with metalwork and fore-edge painting — 1511 EUR

The 1997 HarperCollins illustrated edition in a custom leather binding with metal corners, decorative metal fittings, marbled endpapers and a painted fore-edge. Binding-series number 1.

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Hobbit — Polish, Alan Lee illustrated, Amber 2007, custom full-leather binding
#sob0021 - Hobbit — Polish, Alan Lee illustrated, Amber 2007, custom full-leather binding — 600 EUR

Paulina Braiter’s Polish translation, illustrated by Alan Lee, in decorated full leather. A small split in the spine leather has been repaired.

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Le Hobbit — French, Alan Lee illustrated, 2012, custom leather binding
#sob0011 - Le Hobbit — French, Alan Lee illustrated, 2012, custom leather binding — 806 EUR

The Christian Bourgois illustrated French edition in a decorated full-leather binding. Number 1 in the French custom binding series.

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The Hobbit — HarperCollins 2016, custom full-leather binding
#sob0028 - The Hobbit — HarperCollins 2016, custom full-leather binding — 352 EUR

An English-language Hobbit with a red leather dragon on the front cover, gilt lettering and coloured page edges. The available copy will be confirmed before purchase.

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The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings — Alan Lee illustrated, fore-edge paintings, no. 10
#sob0004 - The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings — Alan Lee illustrated, fore-edge paintings, no. 10 — 1511 EUR

A matching two-volume English-language set in decorated full leather, with hand-painted fore-edges. Both volumes are numbered 10 in the custom binding series.

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The Hobbit — Alan Lee illustrated, Houghton Mifflin, custom full-leather binding
#sob0014 - The Hobbit — Alan Lee illustrated, Houghton Mifflin, custom full-leather binding — 705 EUR

An English-language illustrated Hobbit in decorated full leather with raised bands, coloured edges and marbled endpapers. Number 27 in the custom binding series.

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The Tolkien Library Store always has a large amount of rare and collectible Tolkien books up for sale. The books in the Tolkien Library Store always have a high collectible value and are of the finest on the market. Tolkien books available include both the UK and US editions, original cloth bindings, custom fine bindings, and Signed / Numbered / Limited Editions.

Rare Tolkien items are also available, including books and letters signed by Tolkien, proof copies and books from Tolkiens personal library.

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