The Hobbit or There and Back Again

By J.R.R. Tolkien; Adapted by Charles Dixon with Sean Deming

ISBN 10: 1560600543 / ISBN 13: 9781560600541

Published by Eclipse Books, 1989

About this Item

Film tie-in edition of the best-selling classic work of fantasy of Bilbo Baggins; adventures in Middle-earth, featuring the complete story told in both films, with a striking cover image from Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY and drawings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien. The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century. It appears this copy has never been opened, it is as new. Very fine to as new; in above average condition, cover colors are above average with no blemishes front and back, Pages are as clean. No spine roll or damage. Protected in acid free plastic sleeves.

Seller Inventory # 1286-01

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hobbit or There and Back Again
• Publisher: Eclipse Books
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1560600543
• ISBN 13: 9781560600541
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Illustrated by David Wenzel
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy
  • Graphic Novels
  • Tolkien

About this title

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