Bilbo : En hobbits äventyr

Hardcover book.

Very Good Condition. Illustrationer av Tove Jansson. I översättning av Britt G. Hallqvist och med fantastiska illustrationer av Tove Jansson. Örebro 1962. 8:o. Pappband med grön klotrygg. Fint exemplar. Har ett litet (2 mm) hack i främre omslaget och med namnteckning på försättsblad, se bilder. Originalutgåvan av en extremt eftersökt kultbok. Även eftersökt internationellt! Ett måste för Sagan om Ringen-fans! Denna översättning är den andra på svenska, då originalöversättningen utkom 1947 och hette då "Hompen". Ett ex i liknande skick låg i oktober 2022 ute på Abebooks för 2300 till 2700 US Dollars (26 000 - 28 000 SEK)!

In English:
Raben & Sjögren, Örebro, Sweden, 1962. Condition: Very Good. FIRST JANSSON EDITION. (Preceded in Sweden by Tore Zetterholm's translation, Hompen, in 1947.) Octavo. 308 pages. 11 full page black and white illustrations and smaller vignette pieces by Tove Jansson throughout. Original quarter green cloth with colour-printed Jansson illustration to upper board. Spine stamped in silver. A small notch (2 mm) on the front cover and with name on the pre-front page (see pictures). A very attractive edition - a book whose scarcity can be attributed to both author and illustrator being immensely collectable separately.
Jansson, a Swedish-speaking Finnish author and illustrator, was well known for her "Moomin" children's books, but tried a new method of drawing in her illustrations for both the Swedish and Finnish publications of The Hobbit. Now scarce in retail, her highly regarded illustrations stand out not only for their compelling detail and artistry, but also as a lens to see The Hobbit reflected back to the community that created its Finnish and Norse mythological source material.
Have been sold in this condition at AbeBooks for 2300 to 2700 USD! A must-have-book to fans of Tove Jansson or Tolkien / Lord of the Rings!