The Hobbit or There and Back Again (Revised Edition)

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

ISBN 10: 0345339681 / ISBN 13: 9780345339683

Published by Ballantine Books/An Imprint of Random House, Inc., New York, 1982

About this Item

306 pp. Solidly and well bound copy with moderate to extensive overall wear and use. Copy with clea text. Pen marking on top edge. Creased front cover and spine.

Seller Inventory # 1FislAb0054

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hobbit or There and Back Again (Revised Edition)
• Publisher: Ballantine Books/An Imprint of Random House, Inc., New York
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345339681
• ISBN 13: 9780345339683
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: Revised Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing: Januar
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction-Fairy Tales, Folklore, Myths
  • Fiction-Mystery, Mysterious Fiction & Novel
  • 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.