Synopsis
This is the prelude to "The Lord of the Rings". Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep to take him on an adventure.
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About the Author
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on the 3rd January, 1892 at Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, but at the age of four he and his brother were taken back to England by their mother. After his father’s death the family moved to Sarehole, on the south-eastern edge of Birmingham. Tolkien spent a happy childhood in the countryside and his sensibility to the rural landscape can clearly be seen in his writing and his pictures.
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The Hobbit
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HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2000
ISBN 10: 0261102001
ISBN 13: 9780261102002
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2000 new edition with B&W illustrations; tightly bound in black boards with silver lettering to front and spine and shiny black illustrations to all three surfaces. Page fore-edges yellowed, especially towards the bottom. In a smart black box with light shelf wear; also in the box are: 8 unused Hobbit-related postcards (Tolkien's illustrations), a CD in card sleeve of Tolkien reading an excerpt of The Hobbit, a folder containing a fold-out map of Tolkien's The Hobbit (text by Brian Sibley, images by John Howe) and a flyer for the film; all in VGC - a clean, tidy copy. Used - Like New. VG hardback in VG box Used - Like New. VG hardback in VG box. Seller Inventory # BOOKS329315I
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The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again (1st Collins hardcover with d/j, 1991 edition),
Seller: Books and Beaches, Anna Bechteler, Icking, Germany
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Condition: Sehr gut. Originalhardcover with dust jacket, 256 pages, some colour plates, very good condition. 1st edition of this new edition with a new publisher. Nice book. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550. Seller Inventory # 30445
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THE HOBBIT, Limited Edition Collectors' Box
Seller: William L. Horsnell, Aylesford, NS, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. Tolkien, J.R.R. (illustrator). 3rd Edition. A solid spine(black boards with silver lettering) with no edge rubbings. Also in the set : A full-colour fold-out map of Wilderland by John Howe showing bilbo's journey " there and back again" : A booklet by Brian Sibley about the writing of "The Hobbit" : Eight colour postcards of Tolkien's maps and paintings of his story : A CD of an archive recording from 1952 of J.R.R.Tolkien reading bilbo's encounter with the horrible Gollum. All in a black box set. Seller Inventory # 007272