The History of the Hobbit
by John D. Rateliff
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0007235550
- ISBN 13
- 9780007235551
- Seller
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Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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Synopsis
A beautiful boxed set: the definitive examination of how Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece, including the complete unpublished draft and little-known illustrations and unpublished maps, along with a new edition of the classic work itself. First published in 1938, The Hobbit is a story that grew in the telling,” and many characters and events in the published book are completely different from what Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as part of their fireside reads.” For the first time, The History of the Hobbit reproduces the original version of one of literature’s most famous stories, and includes many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for The Hobbit created by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and commentaries on the date of composition, how Tolkien’s professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how he came to revise the book in the years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings. These two volumes are boxed together with a new edition of The Hobbit with a short introduction by Christopher Tolkien, a reset text incorporating the most up-to-date corrections, and all of Tolkien’s own drawings and color illustrations, including the rare Mirkwood” piece.
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- Bookseller
- Yare Valley Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4465
- Title
- The History of the Hobbit
- Author
- John D. Rateliff
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0007235550
- ISBN 13
- 9780007235551
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
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