The Hobbit (or There and Back Again): 50th Anniversary Edition

J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN 10: 0395177111 / ISBN 13: 9780395177112

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1987

About this Item

Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Bound in gold, leatherlooks boards. Both the spine and the decorative front panel are stamped in metallic red and green. Green endpapers. Reddish-gold topstain. 317pps., with full color plates and other illustrations by the author and with a Foreword by Christopher Tolkien. BOMC edition. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The slipcase, wrapped also in a gold foil, is mildly rubbed "The Hobbit 50" pastedown is still attached. No dust jacket, as issued. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks of Books.

Seller Inventory # 123-6035

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hobbit (or There and Back Again): 50th Anniversary Edition
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395177111
• ISBN 13: 9780395177112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature & Fiction, World
  • Sci-Fi/Fantasy

About this title

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.