The Hobbit

The second impression (Allen & Unwin, December 1937, issued early 1938, 2,300 copies) is the classic look-alike: it is stated 'Second Impression 1937' and ADDS four colour illustrations (a colour frontispiece plus three colour plates -- Rivendell facing p.59, the Raft-elves facing p.192, and Conversation with Smaug facing p.228). Any copy containing colour plates, or stating 'Second Impression,' is NOT the first impression. A cleanly printed 'Dodgson' jacket (with no inked correction) likewise points away from the first impression.