• Front cover of The Hobbit illustrated edition by J.R.R. Tolkien, featuring a sage green cloth-textured hardcover with black ink decorative borders: an ivy-covered tree trunk along the left edge and a curling vine with leaves and a leaping deer along the right. In the lower left, Bilbo Baggins — a curly-haired hobbit in a red jacket and green trousers with bare feet — sits dozing against the tree. The title is printed in gold serif lettering in the center, with "J.R.R. Tolkien" below and "Illustrated by Jemi
  • Open interior spread of The Hobbit illustrated edition showing story text on the right page from the Mirkwood chapter, with dialogue referencing Bombur, Bilbo, and Thorin discussing a feast; on the left, a full-page color illustration by Jemima Catlin depicting a group of Wood-elves seated and standing around a crackling campfire in a dark forest clearing, lit by flaming torches mounted on tree trunks, some elves drinking from goblets and one playing a stringed instrument, all dressed in greens, blues, and
  • Back cover of The Hobbit illustrated edition on a sage green background, featuring Jemima Catlin's black ink illustration of a gnarled ivy-covered tree trunk along the right edge and Smaug the dragon's scaly red-brown tail and hindquarters coiling through decorative vines along the left. The cover text reads "The Great Modern Classic for All Ages, with New Color Illustrations," a W.H. Auden quote calling it "One of the best children's books of this century," a plot synopsis, a New York Times Book Review pul
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The Hobbit: Illustrated Edition

The Hobbit: Illustrated Edition

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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.

This beautiful gift edition pairs Tolkien's complete and unabridged text with Jemima Catlin's richly detailed full-color illustrations throughout — bringing the Shire, Mirkwood, the Misty Mountains, and the Lonely Mountain to vivid life as never before.

"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, will take The Hobbit to their hearts."
— New York Times Book Review

  • Written by J.R.R. Tolkien, illustrated by Jemima Catlin
  • Published by HarperCollins
  • Hardcover, 7" x 9.25", 384 pages
  • Full-color illustrations throughout
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