Italian Annotated Edition, BOMPIAMI, paperback 2012. Looks like Ita 20, but has black clouds (20: blue ones) plus the back side is different.
This Hobbit is # 678 in my collection.

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Once again a new Hobbit with a cover by Tolkien. And no, this time not from Evertype. This Hobbit comes from Finland.
The bookshop did not ship to The Netherlands and then Esther in Sweden ordered this book for me (thanks again, Esther).

Published by WSOY, hardback no dust jacket issued, first thus in 2020.

This Hobbit is # 767 in my Hobbit collection.
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A new Russian Hobbit (ACT 2020) arrived.
It was a Christmas present from Brigitte (thanks again, Brigitte).
Hardback, illustrated by Alan Lee.

This Hobbit is # 766 in my Hobbit collection.
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What you see here is a very special Hobbit. It is the first and only printing of The Hobbit in the DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik, former Eastern Germany).

It took me many years to find a copy for my collection, but now … he’s here. Thanks to former owner Holger F. from Switzerland. Thanks again, Holger.

This Hobbit (hardback with dust jacket) was published in 1971 by Der Kinderbuchverlag in Berlin. The translation and illustrations were by Walter Schervand and Klaus Ensikat. Indeed, they lived in (former) Western Germany.

This Hobbit is # 765 in my Hobbit collection. Thanks to this Hobbit now in 83 languages / from 83 countries.

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This Smaug eye belongs to a new Lithuanian Hobbit. Hardback no dust jacket issued, published this year by Alma littera VILNIUS.
This Hobbit is # 764 in my Hobbit collection.

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Japan, hardback + dust jacket (2012, published by HARASHOBO).
This Hobbit is # 762 in my Hobbit collection. More information about this Hobbit? Click here.

Japan, hardback + dust jacket (1999, published by HARASHOBO).
This Hobbit is # 763 in my Hobbit collection. More information about this Hobbit? Click here.

I bought these two Hobbits at amazon Japan.

This time the hardback edition of the new translation of The Hobbit into Breton.
This translation too is published by EVERTYPE (Michael Everson),

This Hobbit is # 761 in my Hobbit collection in 82 languages / from 82 countries.
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This month is a very good months for new Hobbits to arrive. This time no less than eight new Hobbits arrived.

Three from China and three from Japan, all six thanks to Norton men in China. He bought them and sent them to me. Thanks again Norton Men!

And, very special, two FIRST printings. One from Chech Republic (1978) and one from Slavakia (1973). Thanks to Lukáš Bajgar, who found the and bought them for me. Thanks again, Lukáš!

Yes, that’s an important part of collecting: friend all over the world that help. And, if you should see Hobbits, missing in my collection, please, let me know.

I now have 760 Hobbits from 82 countries / in 82 languages and at least five more Hobbits are on their way. To be continued.

These are the new arrivals:

This time a new translation of The Hobbit into Breton arrived. Published by Evertype (Michael Everson).
This is the paperback edition, the hardback edition is on its way.

This Hobbit is # 752 in my Hobbit collection. More information about this Hobbit? Click here.

This time no less than eleven new Hobbits arrived. Thanks to a “Tauschhandel” (German word for barter) with German Hobbit collector Brigitte. Thanks again, Brigitte.

We traded duplicate Hobbits to help expand each other’s collections. By the way, Brigitte has more Hobbits than I do. Thanks to her, I know there are still several Hobbits that I don’t have and I now know what they look like. The hunt continues ….

These new Hobbits could be added to my collection: Mongolia 2018, Estonia 1995 and 2019, Bengali hardbacks 2015 (with and without dust jacket), Denmark 1995 and Sweden (2001 and 2002)  Plus: very special is a set of three Russian Hobbits. They look the same (with a different color), but they each have a different translator.

Here they are:

Soon more new Hobbits will follow. Three from Japan, three from China, two from Brittanie, one from Czec Republic (FIRST) and one from Slovakia (FIRST).