Hompen - First Translated Edition of The Hobbit
Language: English
Published by Koopertiva Förbundets Bokförlag, Stockholm, 1947
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Northern Lights Rare Books and Prints, Sastamala, FinlandNorthern Lights Rare Books and Prints
AbeBooks seller since January 16, 2020
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 1,293.67
Quantity: 1 available
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Printed in the Swedish Language. Hompen: the first translation of The Hobbit or indeed any work by J.R.R. Tolkien into any language, and one of the rarest Tolkien editions in existence. Published in Stockholm by Kooperativa Förbundets Bokförlag, 1947. Translated by Tore Zetterholm and illustrated by Charles Sjöblom. Bound in pictorial boards with a red cloth spine, 269 pages, illustrated throughout with vignettes and full-page drawings. A controversial publication: Tolkien was so displeased with the light-hearted, colloquial tone of the translation and accompanying illustrations - as well as the publisher’s failure to consult him about either - that it was eventually suppressed, to be replaced by a new Swedish translation, Bilbo, in 1962. Copies of Hompen are consequently rare, and nice examples exceptionally so. Condition: A pleasing copy, square and firmly bound. Minor bumping and rubbing at the corners, a minor scrape to the front board and microscopic scrapes to the board edges. Text block fresh, free from owner names and print-soiling. White spot to the top edge but otherwise a very clean and bright example. Unquestionably Very Good - a superior copy of a very rare book. …
Seller Inventory # 1901201223
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Hompen - First Translated Edition of The Hobbit
- Author
- Tolkien, J.R.R.
- Publisher
- Koopertiva Förbundets Bokförlag, Stockholm
- Publication year
- 1947
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Sjöblom, Charles
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- Modern First Editions, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Northern Lights Rare Books and Prints
Sastamala, Finland
AbeBooks seller since January 16, 2020
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Sean Macnamara
Northern Lights Rare Books
Tervamäenraitti 18
38460 Sastamala
tel 00358 40 3580134
email: northernlightsrarebooks@gmail.com
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