The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again

Tolkien, J.R.R.

ISBN 10: 0395362903 / ISBN 13: 9780395362907

Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1984

About this Item

Clean unmarked copy, like new, dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395362903
• ISBN 13: 9780395362907
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Michael Hague
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

This edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic is illustrated with 48 paintings by noted artist Michael Hague.

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 was born on January 3, 1892. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon a distinguished career as a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University. He is the renowned creator of Middle-earth and author of the great modern classic, The Hobbit, the prelude to his epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Other works by J.R.R. Tolkien include The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973 at the age of 81.