The Hobbit: The Classic Bestselling Fantasy Novel

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Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as JRR 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... The Hobbit belongs to a very small class of books which have nothing in common save that each admits us to a world of its own. Its place is with Alice and The Wind in the Willows.’ Times Literary Supplement

The most successful of all Tolkien titles, The Hobbit has been translated into over 30 languages, with estimated sales of nearly 100 million copies.The definitive edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most beloved book, sporting a facsimile of his original cover design and complete with colour plates of his own paintings, brand new reproductions of all his drawings, and colour versions of both maps.

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. Die Legende von Sigurd und Gudrun. Herausgegeben und mit einem Vorwort von Christopher Tolkien. Aus dem Englischen von Hans-Ulrich Möhring. Originaltitel: The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún. - (=Hobbit-Presse). Soft cover. Condition: As New. John Howe (illustrator). First edition. Splendid images by John Howe. Superb little book, Bilbo?s Hobbit Hole opens, and then. the Door to Middle-Earth, and a large coloured map is revealed! Just wonderful. Still sealed in shrink wrap. The Hobbit. A Musical Play. Music by Allan Jay Friedman, Lyrics by David Rogers, Book by Ruth Perry. This Adaptation of "The Hobbit" is Authorized by Professor J.R.R. TolkienAn enduring Tolkien classic now available for the first time on CD. Superb characterisation of all Tolkien’s characters from Martin Shaw 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 First Impression of the first UK edition was published September 21, 1937 by George Allen &Unwin Ltd. It was limited to only 1500 copies. It exists out a light green cloth Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End.

Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth Die Kinder Hurins. Hrsg. von Christopher Tolkien. Ill. von Alan Lee. Aus dem Engl. übers. von Hans J. Schütz und Helmut W. Pesch / Hobbit-Presse Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services – as a burglar – on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s life is never to be the same again. Couverture rigide. Condition: Très Bon État . David Wenzel (illustrator). 1ère Édition. Version devenue introuvable . On appréciera particulièrement les dessins de cette version en bande dessinée , tout en couleurs . Enfantina . - 72 p. , 750 gr.The First Impression of the first US edition was published in 1938 by Houghton Mifflin Co. of Boston &New York.