TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) The Hobbit or There and Back Again, FIRST EDITION, SECOND IMPRESSION, half-title, 13 plates and illustrations (4 colour), advertisement leaf at end, map endpapers by the author printed in red and black, light spotting, publisher's pictorial light green cloth, spine toned and rubbed at ends [cf. Hammond A3(a) and p.13], 8vo, George Allen & Unwin, [1937, but 1938] Footnotes: The first edition, second impression was dated 1937 but actually published in January 1938. It saw the first appearance of four additional colour illustrations by Tolkien. Some 2300 copies were printed, although 423 unbound copies were destroyed at the binders during the Blitz in 1940. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing