The Hobbit – Two US First Editions!

Posted on October 19, 2026 by kippy
The first US edition of The Hobbit from 1938, first state, has a bowing Hobbit in shoes on the title page.
The first US edition of The Hobbit from 1938, second state, has the publisher’s Pan figure on the title page.

Our first US editions of The Hobbit contain a 5th Chapter that was substantially rewritten by Tolkien in preparation for his major Ring cycle that was published in the 1950s. In addition to these two gems, Bell’s has US first editions of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King.

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