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Erestor Arcamen said:
Sorry if these had been posted, The Hobbit from Ukraine. I like that Bilbo wears a shirt with his name on it 😂
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I should make a small correction. It's a Soviet edition produced by the Soviet and later Russian publishing house “Prosveshcheniye” (the meaning of the word “prosveshcheniye” in English is “enlightenment”). The publishing house was founded in Moscow in 1931.
In addition, I'd like to share some interesting facts about the edition as I read an article about it several weeks ago. The book is intended for students of pedagogical universities specializing in foreign languages. The text is original, though there're only 17 chapters instead of 19. The preface presents a brief biography of Tolkien and an even shorter biography of Tolkien. Also in the foreword "The Hobbit" is compared with "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".
I like Bilbo's shirt too, by the way.
 
Thanks for clarifying! I found it on Reddit so my information definitely isn't as reliable as you 😂. I appreciate the information and clarification!
 

Hey guys, I've been scrolling through this topic and while I must say I have been collecting the books for about 10 years now and can surely say I know quite a bit about the thousands of editions, there are still covers I had never seen before.

I will be making some pictures of my collection soon.

I collect everything that is not related to the movies, especially covers I like and I try to find rare books for decent prices. The joy for me is in the hunting.

The reason I'm quoting the post above is because of the last cover. The article linked says: "Nine years later (1988) Otechestvo publishing house published “Farmer Giles of Ham” with the original illustrations by Pauline Baynes and translations by Teodora Davidova. And while the first Bulgarian edition of “The Hobbit” can still be found at some second-hand bookshops, “Farmer Giles of Ham” is so rare that is virtually nowhere to be found." ....

I can tell you I know once place where to find it
 
Your collection is great!
I've found books not only in Bulgarian, English and Vietnamese but also in Russian and German in your pictures. Do you know all these languages? And where are you from (if it's not a secret)?
 
Thanks !

I'm from Belgium.
Quickly glancing over my collection I think I have books in English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian & Vietnamese.
I can only speak English, Dutch, French and German though and understand a little bit of Spanish. Sadly most of the times the books in rarer languages come with expensive shipping costs so I tend to only buy them if I am visiting said countries.
 
Elbereth Vala Varda said:
I have a newer version of The Lord of the Rings that looks like this
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I REALLY like the feel of this one you have on my bark, and the way it lays in the notch and twigs of my hands.
I highly recommend it.
Sits by my recliner always, and is my 'go to' for reading.
I've another (two different ones I'm afraid) in the Office, and have it digitally for research of course.
 
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