Title: hobbit (Keywords) and Author: tolkien (Keywords)

This edition of Tolkien's classic tale, "The Hobbit", contains a series of explanatory notes which introduce the reader to the richly imaginative world of Middle-earth. Many of Tolkien's original illustrations are included in the text, along with illustrations from many foreign editions.

Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as Tolkien's 'The Hobbit'. The definitive edition of this classic, features a wealth of illustrations and notes which take the reader further into both the story, and the tale of how it was written.

When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote 'The Hobbit', he was already an accomplished amateur artist, and drew illustrations for his book while it was still in manuscript. 'The Hobbit' as first printed had ten black and white pictures, two maps, and binding and dust-jacket designs by its author. Later, Tolkien ...

This is the story of Bilbo Baggins and his band of dwarves, who are on a quest for the treasure guarded by the fearsome dragon Smaug. As he leaves his cosy hobbit-hole and travels into the wild, Bilbo's adventures begin.

This is the classic bestseller behind this year's epic second instalment 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug', now in a perfectly-sized pocket hardback. This new film tie-in edition features the complete story of Bilbo Baggins' adventures in Middle-earth, with a striking cover image from Peter J...

'The Hobbit' is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this quest is Bilbo Baggins.

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of 13 dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected j...

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of 13 dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected j...