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hobbit 1937
author:fleming 1950s
publisher:cape first
series:606d
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Spot the first: Rear board: the publisher's monogram is blind-stamped (first issue binding according to two dealers; a third dealer disputes this)
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- Heinemann1895 Hardback Sold £1,900 · Sep 2026 I own The Time Machine, Heinemann 1895 Log in to want this
Spot the first: Rear advertisements: 16 page publisher's catalogue dated Autumn 1897 (first state)
- 1st Heinemann1898 Hardback Sold £1,027 · Sep 2026 I own The War of the Worlds, Heinemann 1898 Log in to want this
