The Hobbit or, There and Back Again

Tolkien, J.R.R.

ISBN 10: 0395362903 / ISBN 13: 9780395362907

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1984

About this Item

Green covers with gilt spine lettering and gilt front cover monogram of Tolkien. Unclipped dust jacket $199.95 with very light shelf wear on back panel only. Complete and full number line on copyright page. A very clean and tight copy with no marks or inscriptions.

Seller Inventory # 005921

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hobbit or, There and Back Again
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395362903
• ISBN 13: 9780395362907
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Michael Hague
• Edition: First Thus
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

This edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic is illustrated with 48 paintings by noted artist Michael Hague.

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) is the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.