1 December
(edited)Edited by Trotter on 2024-12-2 8:29:10 AM UTC
2024-12-1 2:33:14 PM UTC
Hello all, I have two jackets that I believe both belong to the 1975 Hobbit published by Unwin. One is on a 1975 printing, and the other is a mismatched set of a 1972 text with 1975 jacket. On one jacket (75/75), the price reads £3.00 and on the other (72/75) £3.25. Was the price changed partway through the printing? As this was last printing of the 3rd edition, I know it can't belong to a later one. I haven't been able to find anything on this so I thought I'd pick your brains. Thanks in advance!
1 December
2024-12-1 4:08:30 PM UTC
ǽc ælf wrote:
Hello all, I have two jackets that I believe both belong to the 1975 Hobbit published by Unwin. One is on a 1975 printing, and the other is a mismatched set of a 1972 text with 1975 jacket. On one jacket (75/75), the price reads £3.00 and on the other (72/75) £3.25. Was the price changed partway through the printing? As this was last printing of the 3rd edition, I know it can't belong to a later one. I haven't been able to find anything on this so I thought I'd pick your brains. Thanks in advance!
Yes, there are two states of the 1975 jacket. The price was changed and unlike other years that had price changes via stickers (e.g. 1971), the 1975 had a completely different jacket. I assume they printed only a limited number of jackets initially, given they didn't just go with a sticker change. I have most of the different price states (including this one).
1 December
2024-12-1 6:27:23 PM UTC
Interesting, thank you, Stu! Is there a list with the different states of the Unwin 3rd edition Hobbits somewhere? I know there are articles for the first and second editions on this site, maybe a 3rd edition article is on the horizon?
20 hours ago
2024-12-1 10:00:22 PM UTC
ǽc ælf wrote:
Interesting, thank you, Stu! Is there a list with the different states of the Unwin 3rd edition Hobbits somewhere? I know there are articles for the first and second editions on this site, maybe a 3rd edition article is on the horizon?
I'm not aware of any guaranteed comprehensive lists out there. There was quite a bit of clipping and repricing in the 1970s (strong inflation, I guess). I can have a look later and tell you the ones I know about, but isn't guaranteed to be comprehensive as extra ones seem to show up from time to time!
11 hours ago
2024-12-2 7:39:36 AM UTC
The late Stu wrote:
These are the ones I am aware of:
1966 20s net
1967 20s net
1968 20s net
1970 25s / £1.25
1971 £1.50
1971 Clipped, sticker £1.75 net "George Allen and Unwin"
1972 £1.75
1974 (8th) £1.75
1974 (8th) Clipped to £2.00 overprinted
1974 (9th) Clipped, sticker £2.00 net "George Allen and Unwin"
1974 (9th) £2.50
1975 £3.00
1975 £3.25
I have one difference in my copies
1971 (6th) Clipped, sticker £1.50 net "George Allen and Unwin"
10 hours ago
2024-12-2 8:26:11 AM UTC
Trotter wrote:
The late Stu wrote:
These are the ones I am aware of:
1966 20s net
1967 20s net
1968 20s net
1970 25s / £1.25
1971 £1.50
1971 Clipped, sticker £1.75 net "George Allen and Unwin"
1972 £1.75
1974 (8th) £1.75
1974 (8th) Clipped to £2.00 overprinted
1974 (9th) Clipped, sticker £2.00 net "George Allen and Unwin"
1974 (9th) £2.50
1975 £3.00
1975 £3.25
I have one difference in my copies
1971 (6th) Clipped, sticker £1.50 net "George Allen and Unwin"
Presumably leftover 1970 jacket re-used in 1971. I'll have to keep an eye out for that variant. Never ending. Sigh.
10 hours ago
2024-12-2 8:37:38 AM UTC
If anyone has any other examples, please post them in this thread
UK 3rd edition GA&U Hobbit hardback dust-jacket Prices
- 1966 (2nd) 20s net
- 1967 (3rd) 20s net
- 1968 (4th) 20s net
- 1970 (5th) 25s / £1.25
- 1971 (6th) Clipped, sticker £1.50 net "George Allen and Unwin"
- 1971 (6th) £1.50
- 1971 (6th) Clipped, sticker £1.75 net "George Allen and Unwin"
- 1972 (7th) £1.75
- 1974 (8th) £1.75
- 1974 (8th) Clipped to £2.00 overprinted
- 1974 (9th) Clipped, sticker £2.00 net "George Allen and Unwin"
- 1974 (9th) £2.50
- 1975 (10th) £3.00
- 1975 (10th) £3.25
9 hours ago
2024-12-2 9:00:42 AM UTC
Trotter wrote:
If anyone has any other examples, please post them in this thread
UK 3rd edition GA&U Hobbit hardback dust-jacket Prices
- 1966 (2nd) 20s net
- 1967 (3rd) 20s net
- 1968 (4th) 20s net
- 1970 (5th) 25s / £1.25
- 1971 (6th) Clipped, sticker £1.50 net "George Allen and Unwin"
- 1971 (6th) £1.50
- 1971 (6th) Clipped, sticker £1.75 net "George Allen and Unwin"
- 1972 (7th) £1.75
- 1974 (8th) £1.75
- 1974 (8th) Clipped to £2.00 overprinted
- 1974 (9th) Clipped, sticker £2.00 net "George Allen and Unwin"
- 1974 (9th) £2.50
- 1975 (10th) £3.00
- 1975 (10th) £3.25
I've seen:
1971 (6th) £1.75 (unclipped, printed price)
1972 (7th) £1.85
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