The Hobbit or There and Back Again

Tolkien, J.R.R.

ISBN 10: 0395177111 / ISBN 13: 9780395177112

Published by HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, BOSTON, 1976

About this Item

gold boards & slipcase; nf in slight bumped else vg slipcase; larger 8vo; 1966 edition; re-published to commemorate the fiftieth edition of the Hobbit's publication; book club blind stamp; illustrated by colour plates. the fiftieth anniversary book (gold) was published in 1987, the 1976 is the copyright date. DATE PUBLISHED: 1976 EDITION: 317.

Seller Inventory # 080568

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hobbit or There and Back Again
• Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, BOSTON
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395177111
• ISBN 13: 9780395177112
• Binding: HARD BACK GOLD
• Illustrator: J.R.R. TOLKIEN
• Condition: VERY GOOD. JACKET: SLIPCASE

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.