The Hobbit: Pocket Hardback

(Hardback, Pocket edition)

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To celebrate The Hobbits 75th anniversary of publication, a pocket-sized hardback of J.R.R. Tolkiens timeless classic, perfect for little Hobbits everywhere.
Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services as a burglar on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbos life is never to be the same again.

The Hobbit became an instant success when it was first published in 1937, and 75 years later Tolkiens epic tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth, magic and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, has lost none of its appeal.

Now, for the first time, the classic hardback edition is available in a one-off special pocket-sized edition. Featuring the distinctive cover illustration painted by Tolkien himself, plus his own drawings in the book, this edition will be the perfect gift for little Hobbits everywhere!

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The Hobbit belongs to a very small class of books which have nothing in common save that each admits us to a world of its own. Its place is with Alice and The Wind in the Willows.
Times Literary Supplement

One of the best loved characters in English fiction a marvellous fantasy adventure
Daily Mail

Finely written saga of dwarves and elves, fearsome goblins and trolls an exciting epic of travel, magical adventure, working up to a devastating climax
The Observer

Author Bio

J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 60 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.