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The hobbit-hole in question belongs to one Bilbo Baggins, an upstanding member of a "little people, about half our height, and smaller than the bearded dwarves." He is, like most of his kind, well off, well fed, and best pleased when sitting by his own fire with a pipe, a glass of good beer, and a meal to look forward to. Certainly this particular hobbit is the last person one would expect to see set off on a hazardous journey; indeed, when Gandalf the Grey stops by one morning, "looking for someone to share in an adventure," Baggins fervently wishes the wizard elsewhere. No such luck, however; soon 13 fortune-seeking dwarves have arrived on the hobbit's doorstep in search of a burglar, and before he can even grab his hat or an umbrella, Bilbo Baggins is swept out his door and into a dangerous adventure.
The dwarves' goal is to return to their ancestral home in the Lonely Mountains and reclaim a stolen fortune from the dragon Smaug. Along the way, they and their reluctant companion meet giant spiders, hostile elves, ravening wolves--and, most perilous of all, a subterranean creature named Gollum from whom Bilbo wins a magical ring in a riddling contest. It is from this life-or-death game in the dark that J.R.R. Tolkien's masterwork, The Lord of the Rings, would eventually spring. Though The Hobbit is lighter in tone than the trilogy that follows, it has, like Bilbo Baggins himself, unexpected iron at its core. Don't be fooled by its fairy-tale demeanor; this is very much a story for adults, though older children will enjoy it, too. By the time Bilbo returns to his comfortable hobbit-hole, he is a different person altogether, well primed for the bigger adventures to come--and so is the reader. --Alix Wilber
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Tolkien, J. R. R. (illustrator). The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005689227
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Tolkien, J. R. R. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Seller Inventory # ABE-1708801395817
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Tolkien, J. R. R. (illustrator). Reprint. Fifth edition (reset). Seller Inventory # 012255
Book Description Decorative Cloth. Condition: Fine. Tolkien, J. R. R. (illustrator). Collectors Edition. (300pp). Endpaper maps, illustrations. HarperCollins Collectors' Edition 2012. Clean unworn copy Size: Large octavo. Hardcover. Seller Inventory # 055841
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Tolkien, J. R. R. (illustrator). 4th Edition. 2007 printing of the 4th edition. Near-fine hardback copy in jacket with very slight traces of handling wear. Seller Inventory # 043838
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Tolkien, J. R. R. (illustrator). 4th Edition. UK.: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. The Hobbit is a great modern classic and the prelude to the Lord of the Rings. This collectors edition, was published to mark the 75th anniversary of first publication, includes a preface by Christopher Tolkein. The text block is clean and bright and the binding is tight and square, there is minor ware to the spine ends and a bump with a little damage to the top of the front board, the dustjacket also shows light shelfware and rippling to the top. . Good. Hardcover. 75th Anniversary Edition. 2012. Seller Inventory # 02371