{"product_id":"the-hobbit-facsimile-first-edition-the-classic-bestselling-fantasy-novel-0007440839","title":"The Hobbit Facsimile First Edition: The Classic Bestselling Fantasy Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0007440839\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e J.R.R. Tolkien\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e was published on 21 September 1937, with a print run of 1,500 copies. With a beautiful cover design, nearly a dozen black \u0026amp; white illustrations and two black \u0026amp; red maps by the author himself, the book proved to be popular and was reprinted shortly afterwards. History was already being made.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe scarcity of the first edition has resulted in copies commanding huge prices, way beyond the reach of most Tolkien fans. In addition, subsequent changes to the text - particularly those to chapter 5, when Tolkien decided in 1947 to revise the text to bring it better into accord with events as they were developing in its 'sequel', \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e - mean that the opportunity to read the book in its original form and format has become quite difficult.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis special printing reprints the first edition, so that readers of all ages - not just children between the ages of '5 and 9', as Rayner Unwin famously declared in his report on the original submission - can finally enjoy Tolkiens story as it originally appeared.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51525896601888,"sku":"NEW0007440839","price":39.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/811N1WnBP8L_dcc95627-a9e4-4b90-8236-31e54821d616.jpg?v=1779209591","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-hobbit-facsimile-first-edition-the-classic-bestselling-fantasy-novel-0007440839","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}