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The Hobbit or, There and Back Again (Illustrated Hobbit)
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"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."
The hobbit-hole in question belongs to one Bilbo Baggins, an upstanding member of a "little people, about half our height, and smaller than the bearded dwarves." He is, like most of his kind, well off, well fed, and best pleased when sitting by his own fire with a pipe, a glass of good beer, and a meal to look forward to. Certainly this particular hobbit is the last person one would expect to see set off on a hazardous journey; indeed, when Gandalf the Grey stops by one morning, "looking for someone to share in an adventure," Baggins fervently wishes the wizard elsewhere. No such luck, however; soon 13 fortune-seeking dwarves have arrived on the hobbit's doorstep in search of a burglar, and before he can even grab his hat or an umbrella, Bilbo Baggins is swept out his door and into a dangerous adventure.
The dwarves' goal is to return to their ancestral home in the Lonely Mountains and reclaim a stolen fortune from the dragon Smaug. Along the way, they and their reluctant companion meet giant spiders, hostile elves, ravening wolves--and, most perilous of all, a subterranean creature named Gollum from whom Bilbo wins a magical ring in a riddling contest. It is from this life-or-death game in the dark that J.R.R. Tolkien's masterwork, The Lord of the Rings, would eventually spring. Though The Hobbit is lighter in tone than the trilogy that follows, it has, like Bilbo Baggins himself, unexpected iron at its core. Don't be fooled by its fairy-tale demeanor; this is very much a story for adults, though older children will enjoy it, too. By the time Bilbo returns to his comfortable hobbit-hole, he is a different person altogether, well primed for the bigger adventures to come--and so is the reader. --Alix Wilber
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hague, Michael (illustrator). Later Printing. A later printing of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved classic, "The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again." This edition, published by Allen & Unwin in 1984, introduces readers to the unforgettable journey of Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to share in an adventure from which he may never return. This hardcover copy is offered in Fair condition. No dust jacket. Seller Inventory # SCAN-18-F95EF80D
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The Hobbit. Or, There and Back Again ------- Illustrated in colour by Michael Hague
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Michael Hague (illustrator). 2nd printing 1987. Hardback in jacket. 26x21cm. 290 pages with full page colour illustrations by Michael Hague. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Jacket has a little edge wear. Front flap is not price-clipped: £14.95. Dispatched Royal Mail TRACKED 24 next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Seller Inventory # 055084
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hardcover. Condition: good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Hague, Michael (illustrator). First edition. First published in Great Britain. (10),290pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering to front board and spine. With d.w.and publisher's plastic wrapper. 26.2x21cm. Flapps of d.w.sl.foxing, lower edges of d.w.and plastic wrapper sl.worn. Edges sl.foxing and sl.stained. E.sp.sl.spotted and a faint scar on front flyleaf. [me0889-404128]. Seller Inventory # 404128
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hague, Michael (illustrator). 1st Edition. The book has very light wear on the cover corners. The letters on the spine & front cover are bright, the contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. States: "First published in Great Britain in 1984". First edition by this illustrator. The dust jacket is clean, bright & unmarked. L11.95 on the flap. This book weighs more than 1 kilo so extra postage may be required. Seller Inventory # 3485 (Box 156)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hague, Michael (illustrator). First Edition Thus. or, There and Back Again. Illustrated by Michael Hague. First Edition Thus. George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London 1984. illus 290pp hb dw publisher's labels pasted over USA publisher's details, shelf wear, pict green dw, gilt green cloth, vg. Seller Inventory # 041414
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