The Hobbit, Limited Edition Collectors' Box by Tolkien, J.R.R

New York: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., 2000. Limited Edition. Hardcover. pp. 310. 12mo., measuring 4.5" x 7.25". Publisher's matte black boards, silver lettering to the spine and front board. Black-and-white map. Book accompanied with a large fold-out map of Wilderland (still in publisher's shrinkwrap), eight unsealed postcards, and a CD-Rom; all housed within like, matte black, case. No detectable flaws: bright, clean, and unmarked; as new. Scarce in commerce. "This Limited Edition Collector's Box comprises of a special hardcover edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece of children's literature; a full colour fold-out map of Wilderland by John Howe showing Bilbo's journey 'there and back again' in glorious detail, complete with a booklet by Brian Sibley about the writing of The Hobbit; Eight colour postcards featuring Tolkien's own magnificent maps, and paintings of history'; An exclusive free CD of an archive recording from 1952 of J.R.R. Tolkien reading Bilbo's encounter with the horrible Gollum,… Read More

HarperCollins, 2001. Hardcover. New. 320 pages. 9.45x6.30x2.13 inches.

London: Harper Collins (HarperCollins), 2000. Book and box are covered in matt black paper with silver lettering and simple designs in gloss black. Box has minor creases on top. The book itself has ISBN of 0-261-10200-1 and the text is based on the third edition of 1966. 310 pages.. Second Printing of This Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket.