Spot the first: Spine: Flat spine (first private issue)
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hobbit 1937
author:fleming 1950s
publisher:cape first
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Spot the first: Front cover: Gilt vignette of Christopher Robin, Pooh and Piglet on pink cloth (Methuen trade binding)
Spot the first: Jacket: Pictorial design by Eileen Soper (original jacket)
Spot the first: Front cover: Gilt vignette of Christopher Robin and Pooh on green cloth (Methuen trade binding)
Spot the first: Illustrations: Drawn by Reginald Payne and uncredited; C. Reginald Dalby's redrawn pictures appear from 1950 (1946 to 1949 printing)
Spot the first: Jacket, front flap: Priced 8s 6d net (first issue jacket)