The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

Author: TOLKIEN, J.R.R. (1892-1973), [FRASER, Eric, illustrator]
Title: The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Publication: London: the Folio Society, 1980

Description: [Children's Classic] ILLUSTRATED EDITION, the second impression thus. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.245 [3]. With frequent wood engravings by Fraser. Publisher's quarter maroon leatherette with gilt titles and a gilt design by Jeff Clements, repeated to maroon cloth over boards. Tolkien's maps to endpapers. Top edge maroon. With the grey paper-covered slipcase. Internally crisp and clean, with some light general wear and toning to slipcase. Near fine. Fraser's illustrations for 'The Hobbit' were first published in 1979, making the edition uniform with Folio Society edition of 'The Lord of the Rings' from 1977. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as this classic tale. Its hero, Bilbo Baggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals: Alice, Pooh, Toad... Tolkien's Middle-Earth is a vast mine of treasures and knowledge, its roots delving deep into folklore, mythology and language. 'The Hobbit' is an ideal introduction to this richly imagined world, which was more fully and complexly realised in 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Silmarillion'.

Seller ID: 74558

Subject: Literature, Illustrated & Plate Books, Children's Books