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The definitive edition of this beloved children's classic, featuring a wealth of accompanying illustrations and notes which take the reader further into both the story, and the tale of how it was written. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale, The Hobbit. Since its first publication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each new generation of readers all over the world, and its hero, Bilbo Baggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals: Alice, Pooh, Toad! As with all classics, repeated readings continue to bring new detail and perspectives to the reader's mind, and Tolkien's Middle-earth is a vast mine of treasures and knowledge, its roots delving deep into folklore, mythology and language. The Hobbit is, therefore, an ideal book for annotation: as well as offering a marvellous and entrancing story, it introduces the reader to the richly imagined world of Middle-earth, a world more fully and complexly realised in The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. Douglas Anderson's annotations make fascinating reading. Additionally, many of Tolkien's own illustrations embellish the text, and numerous illustrations from foreign editions exhibit an extraordinary range of visual interpretation. In an appendix there are details of the revisions made by Tolkien at various times to the publsihed text, which provide an uncommon and privileged glimpse into the special concerns of an exceptional and painstaking writer.
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‘One of the best loved characters in English fiction... a marvellous fantasy adventure’
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‘Finely written saga of dwarves and elves, fearsome goblins and trolls... an exciting epic of travel, magical adventure, working up to a devastating climax’
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‘A flawless masterpiece’
The Times
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An enduring Tolkien classic now available for the first time on CD. Superb characterisation of all Tolkien’s characters from Martin Shaw
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The Annotated Hobbit: The Hobbit, or, There and back again
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Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988
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ISBN 13: 9780395476901
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ISBN 10: 0395476909
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HARD BACK GREEN. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: WORN DJ. J.R.R. TOLKIEN (illustrator). Bright green boards with 1/4 blue cloth spine, has gold dragon on the front cover and gold lettering on the spine. The cover is very nice with only slight wear at the corners. The dust jacket has some degree of wear, with fading on the back cover and spine areas. Orange free end papers. The text is clean and intact, the binding tight. Many black and white illustrations scattered throughout text. Uncommom glimpse into the revisions made to the published text. DATE PUBLISHED: 1988 EDITION: 333 PAGES. Seller Inventory # 077430
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The Annotated Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988
ISBN 10: 0395476909
ISBN 13: 9780395476901
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Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book club edition. Minimal wear to corners. 1988 Hard Cover. x, 335 pp. The definitive edition of this beloved children's classic, featuring a wealth of accompanying illustrations and notes which take the reader further into both the story, and the tale of how it was written. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale, The Hobbit. Since its first publication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each new generation of readers all over the world, and its hero, Bilbo Baggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals: Alice, Pooh, Toad! As with all classics, repeated readings continue to bring new detail and perspectives to the reader's mind, and Tolkien's Middle-earth is a vast mine of treasures and knowledge, its roots delving deep into folklore, mythology and language. The Hobbit is, therefore, an ideal book for annotation: as well as offering a marvellous and entrancing story, it introduces the reader to the richly imagined world of Middle-earth, a world more fully and complexly realised in The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. Douglas Anderson's annotations make fascinating reading. Additionally, many of Tolkien's own illustrations embellish the text, and numerous illustrations from foreign editions exhibit an extraordinary range of visual interpretation. In an appendix there are details of the revisions made by Tolkien at various times to the published text, which provide an uncommon and privileged glimpse into the special concerns of an exceptional and painstaking writer. Seller Inventory # 2350327
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition First Printing. The definitive annotated guide to Tolkien's only children's book, relying heavily on his own writings & letters. Some of his own original illustrations for the book are included, along with other black-and-white illustrations that have graced international editions since the work was first published. The text used is essentially the Third Edition from 1966, the last edition to which Tolkien himself made corrections. In 355 pages including Bibliography & Appendices. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1988, this quarto (8.75" x 11.25") has green cloth over quarter blue-cloth-covered boards stamped with a gilt design to front & lettered in gilt to a very faded spine. Condition is VG: interior is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright & completely unmarked, pages with just a whisper of tanning, binding strong & straight. Exterior is VG, showing patchy fading & a few spots of soil, mild corner bumping. NO DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Seller Inventory # 025233
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The Annotated Hobbit: The Hobbit, or, There and back again
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Jacket with a few small tears at edges, spine a little faded, small paper lift from a sticker to upper right, faint sticker mark to front endpaper. Still an attractive copy of the first annotated edition. Size: Quarto (4to). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0395476909. ISBN/EAN: 9780395476901. Inventory No: 049331. Seller Inventory # 049331
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The Annotated Hobbit
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ISBN 10: 0395476909
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Half-Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Quarto, xii + 337 pp., b/w illus., appendices (textual notes), bib., map. Annotations, intro. & notes by Douglas A. Anderson. Illustrations by Tolkien and illus. from foreign editions of THE HOBBIT. The hard cover binding is cloth spine & boards in near fine cond. The colorful d/w is in v.g. or better cond. w/two small repaired tears along the bottom edge. Seller Inventory # 012635
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The Annotated Hobbit: The Hobbit, or, There and back again
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ISBN 10: 0395476909
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Cloth Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Tolkien, J. R. R. (illustrator). Oversized 328pp plus appendix, bibliography, and map Illustrated by the author Full number line Dust jacket has a few small tears on edge and slim line near upper outside corner of front cover of the jacket. Seller Inventory # 85015
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ISBN 10: 0395476909
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Hardcover. Condition: VG-NF. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Book appears moderately read with some wear at edges and extremities. the ffep has been corner cut, at a diagonal by a previous owner. Dust jacket is not price clipped but does exhibit a few small scuffs at rear, bottom by the isbn number as if from a sticker pull. OW a tight, bright and very nice looking copy of this increasingly uncommon edition in it's first state. Number line on print history page reads: M 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" 338 pages with many illustrations, notes and bibliography. Seller Inventory # 001814