The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again Hardcover - 2012
by J. R. Tolkien
This edition of the enchanting prelude to the Lord of the Rings trilogy features cover art rendered by Tolkien himself.
About this book
The story remains popular, and stands as one of the most enduring (and endearing) stories of the last century. The Hobbit sparked a creative explosion in speculative fiction, a fire that burns brightly to this day. The revival in interest in recent years, in part due to the popularity of the film series inspired by Tolkien's books only shows the timelessness of his story, and the importance of his work.
Summary
Written for J.R.R. Tolkien’s own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when it was first published in 1937. Now recognized as a timeless classic, this introduction to the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, Gollum, and the spectacular world of Middle-earth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon Smaug the Magnificent. The text in this 372-page paperback edition is based on that first published in Great Britain by Collins Modern Classics (1998), and includes a note on the text by Douglas A. Anderson (2001). Unforgettable!
First Edition Identification
The first impression of the first edition ran as a limited printing of 1500 copies, published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1937. Authentic copies with the dust jacket will include a well known hand correction, in black ink, of a misspelling of the last name of Reverend Charles Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) on the back flap. A first edition, first printing of the original U.K. edition can run over $40,000. Signed copies of this edition have been appraised at over $100,000 U.S. Later printings of the first edition also retain much value for collectors. The first U.S. Edition, printed in 1938 by Houghton Mifflin Company, is prized and is commonly sold to collectors at prices well over $2,000. Chips to the cover, a missing dustcover, wear to the spine, and damage to the map in the endpaper, are some of the more common flaws for this book.
Details
- Title The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again
- Author J. R. Tolkien
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarion Books
- Date 2012-09-18
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780547953830 / 0547953836
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.4 in (21.08 x 14.73 x 3.56 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
- Reading level 1000
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Themes
- Topical: Friendship
- Library of Congress subjects Middle Earth (Imaginary place), Baggins, Bilbo (Fictitious character)
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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