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The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again
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Relevant "The Hobbit" Searches:
First Editions
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Shown Left Top: The Hobbit
Hardcover
Galahad Books
1989
IllustratedShown Left Middle Top: The Hobbit
Allen & Unwin
1937
First American Edition thus
Shown Left Middle Bottom: The Hobbit
U.K. Edition
Hardcover
Harper Collins
2001
Gilded in Gold
Slip-cased and Sign stamped
Shown Left Bottom: The Hobbit
A Puffin Book
Paperback
Penguin Books
1961
Art by: Pauline Baynes
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is a true masterpiece. Along
with the subsequent trilogy, This tale continues to
introduce a wide readership to epic/quest fantasy. Originally published in
1937, The Hobbit still holds up remarkably today. If you're hooked on epic
fantasy, more than likely your addiction is thanks to The Hobbit and
accompanying
trilogy. Extremely memorable characters are everywhere within its
pages: Bilbo Baggins, a polite and peaceful Shire Hobbit; Gandalf, a wise and
powerful wizard; eerie and sinister Gollum; a memorable troop of
dwarfs headed by Thorin Oakenshield, greedy yet loveable; and, of course, a gold-hoarding Smaug, who is
at once wicked and utterly delightful as an immovable object within the
Lonely Mountain. If you have yet to experience
Tolkien's brilliance, do yourself a favor -- look him up!
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The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Combined Sets |
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Shown Left Top: The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Boxed Set (Mass
Market Paperback Edition)
Paperback
ISBN: 0345340426
Ballantine Books, Inc.
January 1981
Boxed Reissue
The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings Boxed Set (Mass Market Paperback Edition) This four
volume, deluxe paperback boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks The Hobbit and the three volumes of Lord Of The Rings (Fellowship Of The Ring, Two Towers, and Return Of The King) in their definitive text settings complete with maps and cover illustrations from the
motion pictures. In The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins is whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in
Bag-End Hobbiton by the wizard Gandalf and a
company of dwarves under the direction of Thorin Oakenshield. He finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the
Lonely Mountain treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, Lord Of The Rings tells of the
great and dangerous quest undertaken by Frodo Baggins and a Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard; hobbits Merry
Brandybuck, Pippin Took, and Sam Gamgee; Gimli the
dwarf; Legolas the Mirkwood elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. J.R.R. Tolkien's three volume masterpiece is at once a
classic myth and a modern fairy tale — a story of high and heroic adventure set in the unforgettable landscape of Middle-Earth.
Shown Left Middle: The Hobbit and Lord
of the Rings
Boxed Set
Paperback
Ballantine
1977
With Slipcase
Shown Left Bottom: The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings
Harper-Collins, 2000
Decorated slipcase. Hardcover, also sold separately.
1st edition
Illustrator: Alan Lee
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