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De Hobbit — ninth Dutch printing, marked reading copy (1972)
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A Dutch Prisma paperback of Tolkien’s The Hobbit, translated by Max Schuchart, with the familiar Cees Kelfkens cover design.

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De Hobbit — ninth Dutch printing, marked reading copy (1972)


A Dutch Prisma paperback of Tolkien’s The Hobbit, translated by Max Schuchart, with the familiar Cees Kelfkens cover design.



Ninth printing, published by Het Spectrum in 1972 as Prisma number 529. Translated into Dutch by Max Schuchart, with the familiar cover design by Cees Kelfkens.

Bibliographical details



Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: Het Spectrum, Utrecht / Antwerpen
Edition: Ninth printing
Edition year: 1972
Binding: Paperback
Language: Dutch
Translator: Max Schuchart

Condition



Fair, heavily marked reading copy. Coloured hand-drawn symbols on the half-title and a large pencil symbol on the title page, with some colour showing through. Cover rubbing and chipping, especially at the lower left, with substantial surface loss to the spine. Paper browned, with foxing inside the wrappers and further pencil notes on the final page.

A well-used Dutch Prisma Hobbit with the original Kelfkens cover and extensive handwritten markings.

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