The definitive edition of JRR Tolkien's most beloved book sporting a facsimile of his original cover design & complete with colour plates of his own paintings brand new reproductions of all his drawings & colour versions of both maps Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet & contented life with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf & a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly & enlist his services
- as a burglar
- on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon Bilbo's life is never to be the same again Seldom has any book been so widely read & loved as JRR Tolkien's classic tale The Hobbit Since its first publication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each new generation of readers all over the world & its hero Bilbo Baggins has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals Alice Pooh Toad