THE HOBBITORTHERE AND BACK AGAINDELUXE EDITIONJ.R.R. TolkienPUBLISHER: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN; 1979; First Edition, Second Impression THUSDELUXE EDITION HARDBACK BOOK IN VERY GOOD OVERALL CONDITION. COMPLETE WITH HEAVY GAUGE CARD BOX. THE BOX IS IN GOOD CONDITION THOUGH THERE IS SOME WEAR TO THE CORNERS AND THE TITLE LABEL IS SLIGHTLY STAINED (SEE PHOTO). THERE IS NO SEPARATE DUSTJACKET (AS PUBLISHED). BLACK CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GOLD/SILVER/RED DECORATION TO FRONT BOARD, AND GOLD TYPEFACE TITLES TO SPINE. ALL INTERNALS ARE UNDAMAGED, BRIGHT, CLEAN AND TIDY. INCLUDES MAPS AND COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS. THERE ARE NO INSCRIPTIONS. THIS IS NOT AN EX-LIBRARY BOOK. The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published in 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction