The Hobbit: The Classic Bestselling Fantasy Novel

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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. 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. Please note that there is also some light creasing to some of the pages, mainly at the top corners, and a few of the top corner tips of the pages have been folded as place marks.

One or two other minor gashes to the laminate and tanned along the upper and lower edge of the flaps. The Hobbit is the unforgettable story of Bilbo, a peace-loving hobbit, who embarks on a strange and magical adventure. The period is the ancient time between the age of Faerie and the dominion of men, when the famous forest of Mirkwood was still standing, and the mountains were full of danger.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Tolkien's classic prelude to his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy contains a short introduction by Christopher Tolkien, a reset text incorporating the most up-to-date corrections, and all of Tolkien's own drawings and full-color illustrations, including the rare "Mirkwood" piece. A respectable copy (not ex-library) with clean interior aside from a gift inscription to front pastedown. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook).

Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.Includes the following for each title: background, synopsis, chapter summaries, and essay questions. Special collector's film tie-in hardback of the best-selling classic, featuring the complete story with a sumptuous cover design inspired by THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY and brand new reproductions of all the drawings and maps by J.

Pocket sized green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small nick on the edges of the Dj cover), both in mint condition.Nice and clean pages with two small marks, nick and light shelf wear on the outer edges, small stain mark on the edges of couple of the pages. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. A very good copy of the spiral-bound calendar in a very good original card case, even the closing tabs are undamaged. A very good copy of this set of four volumes: The Lord of the Rings, with additional volume of The Hobbit included in a nice illustrated slipcase.

R. Tolkien's own description for the original edition: "If you care for journeys there and back, out of the comfortable Western world, over the edge of the Wild, and home again, and can take an interest in a humble hero (blessed with a little wisdom and a little courage and considerable good luck), here is a record of such a journey and such a traveler. 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. The dustwrapper is virtually complete, but with slight loss at the top of the spine and foldover corner tips. The clipped dust jacket is highly presentable with some surface rubbing and a trace of wear to head of spine.Verfy Good + condition in Near Very Good unclipped jacket (tiny closed tears at corners) No inscriptions.