{"product_id":"the-hobbit-illustrated-by-the-author-illustrated-by-j-r-r-tolkien","title":"The Hobbit Illustrated by the Author: Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVenture \"there and back again\" with this special enhanced edition of the enchanting prelude to \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated throughout with over 50 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien himself, and the complete text printed in two colors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further 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 one day to whisk him away on an unexpected quest for treasure 'there and back again.' They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, this classic fantasy, \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e, was published on 21 September 1937. With a beautiful cover design, a handful of black \u0026amp; white drawings and two maps by the author himself, the book became an instant success and was reprinted shortly afterwards with five color plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTolkien's own selection of finished paintings and drawings have become inseparable from his text, adorning editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e for more than 85 years. But the published art has afforded only a glimpse of Tolkien's creative process, and many additional sketches, colored drawings and maps - although exhibited and published elsewhere - have never appeared within the pages of \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this unique enhanced edition of Tolkien's enchanting classic tale, the full panoply of J.R.R. Tolkien's art is reproduced for the first time, presenting more than 50 illustrations to accompany Bilbo Baggins on his adventure 'there and back again.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis essential illustrated edition for any fan of classic fantasy includes over 50 sketches, drawings, paintings, and maps created by J.R.R. Tolkien, many never before included in an edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942825787623,"sku":"9780063347533","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_0ecb3aa1-90aa-425c-931e-e1ac07683477.jpg?v=1775270454","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-hobbit-illustrated-by-the-author-illustrated-by-j-r-r-tolkien","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}