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J.R.R. Tolkien [Pauline Baynes] – The Hobbit – First Paperback Edition 1961
£285.00
A first edition, first printing of the first appearance in paperback published by Puffin in 1961 and decorated by Pauline Baynes. A very good book with inscriptions. Some rubbing to the edges and corners. Browning to the page edges. A very presentable copy indeed and a more economic alternative to the mega expensive hardcover first edition. ‘The Hobbit’ was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction. It has been adapted into films, starring Peter Jackson, Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom.
The first edition paperback was a significant publication as it introduced Tolkien’s work to a wider and younger audience. This edition featured cover art by Pauline Baynes, who created iconic illustrations that helped define the visual representation of Tolkien’s world, as well as C S Lewis’ ‘Narnia’. The paperback format made the book more accessible and contributed to its popularity, eventually leading to the widespread recognition of Tolkien’s Middle-earth universe.
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A first edition, first printing of the first appearance in paperback of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, published by Puffin in 1961 and decorated by Pauline Baynes. A very good book with inscriptions. Some rubbing to the edges and corners. Browning to the page edges. A very presentable copy indeed and a more economic alternative to the mega expensive hardcover first edition. ‘The Hobbit’ was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction. It has been adapted into films, starring Peter Jackson, Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom.
The first edition paperback was a significant publication as it introduced Tolkien’s work to a wider and younger audience. This edition featured cover art by Pauline Baynes, who created iconic illustrations that helped define the visual representation of Tolkien’s world, as well as C S Lewis’ ‘Narnia’. The paperback format made the book more accessible and contributed to its popularity, eventually leading to the widespread recognition of Tolkien’s Middle-earth universe.
