Facsimile Second Impression Hobbit.

If you want an exact facsimile you would also have to take on board textual changes between the 1st and 2nd Impression, I am aware of at least two, but I am sure that there are more, these are not recorded in the Hammond and Anderson Descriptive Bibliography.

Page 31, 3rd line from the bottom

1st Impression '...., unless he has changed his habits.'
2nd Impression '...., unless he has chan ed his habits.'

Page 226, 3rd line from the bottom

1st Impression 'I have no idea at the momnet'
2nd Impression 'I have no idea at the moment'

You would also need a new List of Illustrations page, and to recreate the colour illustrations with the 2nd Impression descriptions, i.e. 'Bilbo comes to the Huts of the raft elves', is described as 'The dark river opened suddenly wide' in the second impression.

The challenge would be getting the paper to look the same when these pages were reprinted.

Trotter wrote:
If you want an exact facsimile you would also have to take on board textual changes between the 1st and 2nd Impression, I am aware of at least two, but I am sure that there are more, these are not recorded in the Hammond and Anderson Descriptive Bibliography.

Page 31, 3rd line from the bottom

1st Impression '...., unless he has changed his habits.'
2nd Impression '...., unless he has chan ed his habits.'

Page 226, 3rd line from the bottom

1st Impression 'I have no idea at the momnet'
2nd Impression 'I have no idea at the moment'

You would also need a new List of Illustrations page, and to recreate the colour illustrations with the 2nd Impression descriptions, i.e. 'Bilbo comes to the Huts of the raft elves', is described as 'The river opened suddenly wide' in the second impression.

The challenge would be getting the paper to look the same when these pages were reprinted.

Thanks for that - the challenge is definitely in the paper (as always). I think colour would not be a problem, but weight might be a little more challenging. It feels quite doable, though (espeically if the page 31 and page 226 changes were ommitted as 'unimportant'). I might need some photos of your copy, and start to assemble the necessary digital files for the new/replacement pages.

Donor book ordered. I assume it will be a second impression, so should be able to answer the question as to whether it is identical to the first. fairly soon. Right before I attack it with a craft knife.