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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Arthur Rankin Jr; Jules Bass (illustrator). Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc, New York. 1977. 220 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. Fragile acetate DJ is present but has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (several large closed (6'') tears that have been repaired by tape present). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. 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. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 220 pages.