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"J. R. R. Tolkein's "The Hobbit" was published on this day (September 21) in 1937 in the U. K. to such critical and public acclaim that it has never gone out of print! Here is a photo of the 1st edition cover with Tolkein's own art. According to the Tolkein library, there were only 1500 copies. Tolkein wanted the flying dragon on the back cover and the sun on the front cover to be red, but there was not enough money in the budget to do that until subsequent printings."...