Hobbit, czyli tam i z powrotem — first Polish edition, Iskry 1960

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.

Hobbit, czyli tam i z powrotem, the first Polish edition of The Hobbit. Published by Iskry in Warsaw in 1960, translated by Maria Skibniewska and illustrated by Jan Młodożeniec. The source records 374 pages with additional leaves and two folding plates; approximately 13 × 20.5 cm.

Bibliographical details

Author of the principal work: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: Iskry, Warsaw
Publication year: 1960
Edition / binding series: First Polish edition
Binding: Custom full leather
Language: Polish
Illustrator: Jan Młodożeniec
Translator: Maria Skibniewska

Binding

Later full leather with raised bands, gilt lettering and decorative tooling. The front cover has a gilt dragon with red details and a decorative border. The page edges are coloured, and the original front paper cover has been retained inside.

Condition and photographs

Very good overall. There is a stamp on the reverse of the title page, and the half-title has been inserted after the title page. These alterations should be considered alongside the photographs.

Availability

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The first Polish Hobbit, preserving Skibniewska’s translation and Młodożeniec’s illustrations inside a later decorated leather binding.

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