Thanks to Brasilian collector Thiago Damasceno no less than three new Brasilian Hobbits arrived. Plus a Brasilian edition of Bilbo’s Last Song and four double copies – I am sure that they will find a good home at other collectors). Once again: Thiago, thank you very much.

These three Hobbits are # 713, 714 and 715 in my Hobbit collection in 82 languages / from 82 countries.

First of all: The Hobbit’s 75th birthday.

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Then a (very beautiful) comic edition by David Wenzel, published in 2003.

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And last but not least another comic edition by David Wenzel, published in 2009.

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This time a brand new English edition (cover!) arrived.
I am not sure whether I like the cover, but that is of course a very personal opinion; you may disagree.

This Hobbit is # 712 in my Hobbit collection.
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This time a Spanish Hobbit arrived, the comic edition by David Wenzel & Charles Dixon.
Published in 1990 by NORMA Editorial. Cover is the same as for the Catalan edition 1992.

This Hobbit is # 711 in my Hobbit Collection.
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This time no less than three new Hobbits have arrived, all the way from Brasil.

Thanks to Rafael Pereira da Silva, who bought these books for me and shipped them to The Netherlands. Thanks again, Rafael!

All three books have been published by HarperCollins Brasil (Rio de Janeiro) in 2019. I now have eleven Hobbits from Brasil.
These three new Hobbits are # 708, 709 and 710 in my Hobbit collection.

First new Hobbit: paperback, illustrated by Tolkien (color & b&w).

Second new Hobbit: hardback no dust jacket issued. Illustrated by Tolkien (color and b&w). Extra: poster Rivendell (37 x 37 cm) by Tolkien.

Third new Hobbit:same ISBN-number as the second new Hobbit. Hardback with dust jacket. Illustrated by Tolkien (color and b&w). Extra: the inside of the dust jacket is part of “Bilbo comes to the huts of the Raft-elves” by Tolkien.

This time a most welcome Hobbit arrived thanks to publisher / translator Kaveesha Nadun Kaggodaarachchi:
the FIRST edition of the Sinhalese Hobbit (Sri Lanka).

Thanks very much Kaveesha!

I now have three editions of the Sinhalese Hobbit: 2013 (first), 2016  (second)and 2018 (third). Click here to see them.

This time a Japanese translation of The Hobbit arrived. Published in 2002 by Iwanami Shoten, Tokio.
Hardback + dust jacket, illustrated by Tolkien (in color and b&w).
Scott Mooney gave me the tip to inquire at amazon japan, thanks Scott.

This Hobbit is # 706 in my Hobbit collection. More information about this Hobbit? Click here.

This time a French Hobbit arrived, published in 2013 by hachette. No less than 504 pages (LARGE PRINT EDITION).

This Hobbit is # 705 in my Hobbit collection. More information about this Hobbit? Click here.

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