Acknowledgments. Preface to the Second Edition, March 2002 by Douglas A. Anderson.Introduction [28 pp.] 19 chapters from 1. An Unexpected Party to 19. The Last Stage, 364 pp. plus: Appendix A The Quest of Erebor, Appendix B On Runes, Bibliography, Map of Wilderland. Green cloth covered boards have as-new gilt script on spine only, orange ep's, frontispiece of J.R.R. Tolkien by Elliot & Fry (1937). Book has wear at spine ends, but no scuffing, ding at front corner of head of spine, 2 small spots on fore edge. OW it is as new.Unclipped DJ ( UK L 25.00/ CAN $ 59.95) has wear at spine ends, top edge and top corners with 1/2" closed tear at top front corner. Book is ' pure gold ' for Tolkien fans especially those with hairy feet! Bookseller's Inventory # 242189.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Annotated Hobbit: Revised and Expanded Edition

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers, London

Publication Date

2003

Language

English

ISBN 10

0007137273

ISBN 13

9780007137275

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

J.R.R. Tolkien; Robert Overholtzer (book design)

Edition

First Edition Thus

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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The definitive edition of this beloved children's classic, featuring a wealth of accompanying illustrations and notes which take the reader further into both the story, and the tale of how it was written. 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! As with all classics, repeated readings continue to bring new detail and perspectives to the reader's mind, and Tolkien's Middle-earth is a vast mine of treasures and knowledge, its roots delving deep into folklore, mythology and language. The Hobbit is, therefore, an ideal book for annotation: as well as offering a marvellous and entrancing story, it introduces the reader to the richly imagined world of Middle-earth, a world more fully and complexly realised in The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. Douglas Anderson's annotations make fascinating reading. Additionally, many of Tolkien's own illustrations embellish the text, and numerous illustrations from foreign editions exhibit an extraordinary range of visual interpretation. In an appendix there are details of the revisions made by Tolkien at various times to the publsihed text, which provide an uncommon and privileged glimpse into the special concerns of an exceptional and painstaking writer.

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