J.R.R. Tolkien - De hobbit. Vertaald door Max Schuchart

J.R.R. Tolkien - De hobbit. Vertaald door Max Schuchart - Utrecht / Antwerpen - Prisma-Boeken / Het Spectrum - 1960 - 1st edition - 232, [8] pp - Pocketbook - 11 x 18 cm.

Condition: Good - with wear, stamp and small previous owner's entry. Without the response card.

The first Dutch translation of The Hobbit (1955), the prologue to The Lord of The Rings. Illustrated with a map of Middle-Earth. At the back, explanation and fragment of the trilogy 'In de ban van de ring' as previously released in the Netherlands. Cover design: Kees Kelfkens. With author's photo on the back.

¶ Cf. Hammond G: Dutch 2. ; Prisma-pockets series 529. This is the rare first edition, recognizable by the white lettering of the title on the cover. The book should include a response card with which 'In de ban van de ring' could be ordered. 'The Hobbit' was adapted into a three-part film by Peter Jackson between 2012 and 2014.