The Hobbit: 50th Anniversary Edition

J.R.R. Tolkien

ISBN 10: 0395177111 / ISBN 13: 9780395177112

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1987

About this Item

1987 Printing of this Near Fine collectible in a Near Fine gold faux feather slipcase, light soiling and minor wear being the only issues. Lacking the little embossed red square on the back board, this is not a Book Club Edition. Illustrated by the author. No jacket as issued. All our books ship bundled in multiple layers of bubble wrap inside a sturdy box.

Seller Inventory # 000730

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hobbit: 50th Anniversary Edition
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395177111
• ISBN 13: 9780395177112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Illustrated Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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Synopsis

This deluxe collector's edition of Tolkien's modern classic is boxed and bound in green leatherette with gold and red foil stamping on the spine and cover. The text pages are printed in black with green accents. It includes five full-page illustrations in full color and many more in two color in addition to Thror's map—all prepared by the author.

"In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit." So begins one of the most beloved and delightful tales in the English language. Set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth, at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale, The Hobbit is one of literature's most enduring and well-loved novels.

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.

Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.

Written for J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies worldwide and established itself as a modern classic.

About the Author

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over sixty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.