The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings: The Hobbit or There and Back Again [Bantam/Fantasy]

Tolkien, J.R.R.; J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) Tolkien, CBE FRSL

ISBN 10: 0345339681 / ISBN 13: 9780345339683

Published by A Bantam Book/Bantam Books/Published by Arrangement With Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, 1982

About this Item

304 pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, spotlessly clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Slightly creased spine. Minimal fraying on top of spine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Enchanting Prelude to The Lord of the Rings: The Hobbit or There and Back Again [Bantam/Fantasy]
• Publisher: A Bantam Book/Bantam Books/Published by Arrangement With Houghton Mifflin Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345339681
• ISBN 13: 9780345339683
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Illustrator: Michael Herring (Cover Art)
• Printing: 1st Printing: Januar
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction-Science Fiction, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
  • Literature: Children & Juvenile Literature
  • Fiction-Fictional Novel, Literary Fiction & Novel

About this title

Synopsis

The stirring adventure that begins The Lord of the Rings, the greatest fantasy epic of all time

When Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves embark upon a dangerous quest to reclaim the hoard of gold stolen from them by the evil dragon Smaug, Gandalf the wizard suggests an unlikely accomplice: Bilbo Baggins, an unassuming Hobbit dwelling in peaceful Hobbiton.

Along the way, the company faces trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse. But as they journey from the wonders of Rivendell to the terrors of Mirkwood and beyond, Bilbo will find that there is more to him than anyone—himself included—ever dreamed. Unexpected qualities of courage and cunning, and a love of adventure, propel Bilbo toward his great destiny . . . a destiny that waits in the dark caverns beneath the Misty Mountains, where a twisted creature known as Gollum jealously guards a precious magic ring.

About the Author

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic works as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of 81.