THE HOBBIT

J.R.R. Tolkien

ISBN 10: 0345318587 / ISBN 13: 9780345318589

Published by Ballantine Books (P), New York, 1984

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A reading copy of this important classic novel. Worn covers from being read. We ship fast. Seller Inventory # 014070

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE HOBBIT

Publisher: Ballantine Books (P), New York

Publication Date: 1984

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fair

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Synopsis:

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable and quiet life. His contentment is disturbed one day when the wizard, Gandalf, and the dwarves arrive to take him away on an adventure.

Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out on to the floor when he caught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug’s left eye. He was only pretending to sleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance!

Whisked from his comfortable hobbit-hole by Gandalf the wizard and a band of dwarves. Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon...

Review:

‘One of the best loved characters in English fiction... a marvellous fantasy adventure’
Daily Mail

‘Finely written saga of dwarves and elves, fearsome goblins and trolls... an exciting epic of travel, magical adventure, working up to a devastating climax’
The Observer

‘A flawless masterpiece’
The Times