J. R. R. Tolkien, HarperCollins Publishers. This deluxe slipcased edition of The Hobbit , printed and bound using superior materials including a silk ribbon marker, features the definitive text, plus Tolkien's paintings and drawings in full colour, and a special fold-out version of Thror's Map. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's life is never to be the same again. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale, The Hobbit. Since its first publication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each new generation of readers all over the world, and its hero, Bilbo Baggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals: Alice, Pooh, Toad.

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Title: The Hobbit
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date: 2004
Language: English
ISBN 10: 000711835X
ISBN 13: 9780007118359
Binding: Hardback
Book Type: Hardback

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HardCover. Pub Date :2004-10-18 Pages: 400 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins UK This deluxe slipcased edition of The Hobbit. printed and bound using superior materials including a silk ribbon marker. features the definitive text. plus Tolkien's paintings and drawings in full colour. and a special fold-out version of Thror's Map.Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life. with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon.Bilbo 's life is never to be the same again.Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as JRRTolkien's classic tale. The Hobbit.Since its first publication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each new generation of readers all over the worl...

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