The Hobbit: 50th Anniversary Edition

Tolkien, J.R.R.

ISBN 10: 0395177111 / ISBN 13: 9780395177112

Published by Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1987

About this Item

About the book: Hardcover, no jacket, in slipcase. Both book and jacket are in very good condition. Small nick/damage to lower front case. Book was released as a book club edition. Square indent on back of book. Additional photos available upon request. Additional photos available upon request. Additional shipping charges may apply. Seller Inventory # 004740

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Hobbit: 50th Anniversary Edition

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin and Company

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

This deluxe collector's edition of Tolkien's modern classic is boxed and bound in green leatherette with gold and red foil stamping on the spine and cover. The text pages are printed in black with green accents. It includes five full-page illustrations in full color and many more in two color in addition to Thror's map—all prepared by the author.

"In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit." So begins one of the most beloved and delightful tales in the English language. Set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth, at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale, The Hobbit is one of literature's most enduring and well-loved novels.

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.