How can you tell a first edition Hobbit?

The best way to identify a first edition of The Hobbit is to check the publication information on the title page, where the publisher should be named as “George Allen & Unwin Ltd”. The back of the title page should look like the image below, with no dates later than 1937.

How much is a signed copy of The Hobbit?

Signed copy of the Hobbit sells for record at auction (06.06. 15 by Pieter Collier) – 4 Comments. A first edition copy of J.R.R. tolkien’s The Hobbit, given by J.R.R. Tolkien to one of his former students Katherine Kilbride in 1937, was sold at Sotheby’s auction house in London for £137,000 (about $210,000).

How many first editions of The Hobbit are there?

The Hobbit, first published on 21 September 1937 with an initial print-run of 1,500 copies, comes in second on the list with a first edition achieving a value of £65,420. Its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, is placed sixth with a value of £20,000.

How many editions of The Hobbit are there?

two editions
The Hobbit has been published in two editions. The second intended to be more in tune with The Lord of the Rings. For example, the first edition makes a reference to “tomatoes”, which was altered to “pickles” by Tolkien in the second.

When was The Hobbit first printed?

September 21, 1937The Hobbit, or There and Back Again / Originally published

From the publisher The Hobbit was published on 21 September 1937 with a print run of 1,500 copies. With a beautiful cover design and nearly a dozen black & white drawings by the author himself, the book proved to be popular and was reprinted shortly afterwards, and history was already being made.

Did Tolkien signed books?

TOLKIEN, J. R. R. Rare books by J. R. R. Tolkien, including first editions and signed copies of The Hobbit or There and Back Again and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) was a leading philologist, translator, and fantasy author best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.