The Hobbit — Collins Cascades Edition (1993; 1999 Reprint)

Item:
The Hobbit — J.R.R. Tolkien.
Collins Cascades hardback edition, issued by HarperCollins / Collins Educational.

Publication Details:
First published in Great Britain by George Allen & Unwin in 1937.
Published by HarperCollins Publishers 1991.
Published in Cascades edition 1993.
This copy: 1999 reprint (as stated on the copyright page).
Printed in Hong Kong.
ISBN: 0-00-330090-0 (9780003300901).

Format & Design:
Sturdy hardback with pictorial boards (no dust jacket, as issued).
Green spine lettered in black with Collins Cascades logo at foot.
Front board features Tolkien’s Smaug and treasure illustration; rear board carries the publisher’s Cascades blurb panel and imprint mark.

About this Edition:
The Collins Cascades series was produced primarily for educational and school markets. This edition presents the complete text of The Hobbit in a durable library-style binding intended for classroom use. It is not a trade first edition but a later educational issue of the text, reflecting the continued popularity of Tolkien’s work in school curricula during the 1990s.

Condition:
Clean and well-preserved example. Boards bright and fresh; spine unfaded.
Minor handling visible at the lower rear edge (see photographs).
Binding firm; pages clean and crisp. No inscriptions noted in the photographed pages.

The photographs shown are of the exact copy offered here.

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