4to. [10], 290 pp. Colour frontisp., numerous colour plates (a couple double-page), maps. Green publisher's boards, gilt lettering front cover & spine, w/ d.j. cover art by Hague (price-clipped), still NF/NF copy. First Hague-illustrated edition, first printing, of Tolkien's fantasy classic, which has become very uncommon.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Hobbit, or there and back again. Illustrated by Michael Hague.

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Co.,, Boston, MA:

Publication Date

1984

Language

English

ISBN 10

0395362903

ISBN 13

9780395362907

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Hague, Michael

Edition

1st Edition

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

This edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic is illustrated with 48 paintings by noted artist Michael Hague.

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.

Written for J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies worldwide and established itself as a modern classic.

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

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