New revised and expanded edition with full number line 10-1. Ding to head of spine and lesser wear to heel with a few nicks. Some linght edgewear, tiny spot to top page ends and some tiny dings to bottoms of boards. Clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped with some light edgewear. 1st Printing. Seller Inventory # LPB009185JT

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Title: The Annotated Hobbit: Revised and Expanded ...

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston & New York

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First Edition Thus.

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As a reader's introduction to Tolkien's Middle-earth, this guide contains references to the ancient history of this imaginary world which, though rarely explained, contribute greatly to the effect of Tolkien's art. This edition authoritatively illuminates the novel's antecedents and curiosities. Illustrations.

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Not only fascinating, but useful. It makes of The Hobbit a kind of Tolkien handbook.
The Washington Post

Hobbit fans will treasure it.
The Denver Post

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