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The Annotated Hobbit Uncorrected Proof 1988
Proof Copy
Published by Houghton Mifflin in 1988 - Advance Uncorrected Proof of The Annotated Hobbit by Douglas A. Anderson.
The Annotated Hobbit Uncorrected Proof 1988
- Type
- Proof Copy
- Author
- J.R.R. Tolkien
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Publication Year
- 1988
- Condition
- Near Fine
The Annotated Hobbit – Advance Uncorrected Proof
J.R.R. Tolkien, with introduction and notes by Douglas A. Anderson – Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1988
An advance uncorrected proof of the first edition of The Annotated Hobbit. Quarto, approximately 11 × 8½ inches, 337 pages.
Anderson’s annotations explore the literary sources, composition and publication history of The Hobbit. The volume also reproduces the original version of “Riddles in the Dark”, allowing comparison with Tolkien’s later revision of the encounter between Bilbo and Gollum.
Condition
Near Fine, with clean, unmarked pages and an uncreased spine.
A collectable advance proof of a landmark study of The Hobbit.
Published by Houghton Mifflin in 1988 - Advance Uncorrected Proof of The Annotated Hobbit by Douglas A. Anderson.