{"product_id":"9780008627836","title":"The Hobbit: Illustrated by the Author [Illustrated Deluxe Edition]","description":"Author: J R R Tolkien\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008627836\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 20 Sep 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time ever, a beautiful slipcased edition of the enchanting prelude to \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated throughout with over 50 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien himself, with the complete text printed in two colours and with many bonus features unique to this edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBilbo 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 thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for J.R.R. Tolkien’s own children, \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e was published on 21 September 1937. With a beautiful cover design, a handful of black \u0026amp; white drawings and two maps by the author himself, the book became an instant success and was reprinted shortly afterwards with five colour plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTolkien’s own selection of finished paintings and drawings have become inseparable from his text, adorning editions of \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e for more than 85 years. But the published art has afforded only a glimpse of Tolkien’s creative process, and many additional sketches, coloured drawings and maps – although exhibited and published elsewhere – have never appeared within the pages of \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this unique enhanced edition of Tolkien’s enchanting classic tale, the full panoply of his art is reproduced for the first time, presenting more than 50 illustrations to accompany Bilbo Baggins on his adventure ‘there and back again’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnique to this edition are two poster-size, fold-out maps revealing all the detail of Thror’s Map and Wilderland, an illustrated 88-page booklet, and a printed art card reproducing Tolkien’s original dustjacket painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is additionally quarterbound, with raised ribs on the spine, stamped in three foils on black cloth boards, and housed in a custom-built clothbound slipcase. The pages are edged in gold and include a ribbon marker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46562096414878,"sku":"HPC-9780008627836","price":249.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008627836.jpg?v=1772078390","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008627836","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}