The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again Paperback - 1999
by J. R. Tolkien; Notes by Douglas A. Anderson
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
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.
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; Notes by Douglas A. Anderson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin, Boston
- Date 1999
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780618002214 / 0618002219
- Weight 0.63 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 8.14 x 5.47 x 0.72 in (20.68 x 13.89 x 1.83 cm)
- Ages 14 to UP years
- Grade levels 9 - UP
- Reading level 1000
- Library of Congress subjects Middle Earth (Imaginary place), Fantasy
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
"A flawless masterpiece." The Times of London
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