The Hobbit: Illustrated Edition

J R R Tolkien; Jemima Catlin
Houghton Mifflin
 9780544174221
0-544-17422-4

A glorious account of a magnificent adventure, filled with suspense and seasoned with a quiet humor that is irresistible . . . All those, young or old, who love a fine adventurous tale, beautifully told,.

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will take The Hobbit to their hearts. New York Times Book ReviewAbeautiful gift edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's enchanting tale, fully illustrated by Jemima Catlin.Bilbo Baggins enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling farther 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 to whisk him away on a journey to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. . .