The Hobbit

Tolkien, J. R. R.

ISBN 10: 0261102214 / ISBN 13: 9780261102217

Published by HarperCollins, 1993

About this Item

Used. The inside cover and opposite page have been scribbled on in blue biro by a small child. The front cover is slightly creased. All inside pages are undamaged and unmarked.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1702466857742

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hobbit
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0261102214
• ISBN 13: 9780261102217
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

This popular paperback edition of the classic work of fantasy, with a striking new black cover based on JRR Tolkien’s own design and featuring brand new reproductions of all his drawings and maps.

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon…

The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century.

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 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.