The Hobbit

Tolkien, J.R.R.

ISBN 10: 0395873460 / ISBN 13: 9780395873465

Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1997

About this Item

presumed 1st ptg. thus with Alan Lee's glowing illustrations. 4to, full green cloth stamped in gilt. A fine bright copy, scarcely opened, without previous owner's marks.

Seller Inventory # 34141

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hobbit
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
• Publication Date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0395873460
• ISBN 13: 9780395873465
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Lee, Alan
• Edition: Edition not noted.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Illustrated

About this title

Synopsis

This beautiful gift edition of The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien's classic prelude to his Lord of the Rings trilogy, features cover art, illustrations, and watercolor paintings by the artist Alan Lee. 

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.