"The text ... contains all revisions and corrections that have been made since the original publication and conforms in every respect to that of the British Fourth Edition published by George Allen & Unwin, 1978."--T.p. verso.
Summary:
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.
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