The History of the Hobbit: Return to Bag-End: 2 - Hardcover
First published in 1938, The Hobbit is a story that “grew in the telling,” and many characters and events in the published book are completely different from what Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as part of their “fireside reads.” For the first time, The History of the Hobbit reproduces the original version of one of literature’s most famous stories, and includes many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for The Hobbit created by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and commentaries on the date of composition, how Tolkien’s professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how he came to revise the book in the years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings.
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John D. Rateliff is a writer, editor, and independent scholar. For many years, he worked with the Tolkien manuscripts at Marquette University and has written extensively on Tolkien and the Inklings. He lives in Seattle with his family.
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- PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0618969195
- ISBN 13 9780618969197
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages434
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The History of the Hobbit, Volume Two Return to Bag-End
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Houghton Mifflin Company
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ISBN 10: 0618969195
ISBN 13: 9780618969197
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Black hardcover boards, gilt printing on spine. Pages clean, no writing or markings. Illustrated dust jacket as new, slightest edge wear, tiny closed wear chip to top spine edge. Binding tight. Full printing line includes 1. Seller Inventory # 5029842
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