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Non-free / fair use media rationale - non-free book cover - for Early American editions of The Hobbit
Description

This is the front book cover art for the book The Hobbit by the author(s) J. R. R. Tolkien. The book cover art copyright is believed to belong to the publisher, Houghton Mifflin Company or the cover artist.
Cover of the first American edition (1938) of The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Source

Photographed 29 August 2004 by Daniel R. Strebe..

Article

Early American editions of The Hobbit

Portion used

Cover image only.

Low resolution?

This is a low-resolution image.

Purpose of use

<Section>. The image is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work for which it serves as cover art. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone.The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the topic of the article.Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original work, namely the book cover creator's ability to provide book cover design services and in turn marketing books to the public.

Replaceable?

As a book cover, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the book would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. This image is not replaceable in this article.

Other information Use of the book cover in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.


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