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Author:

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.

Title:

The Hobbit, or, There and back again / by J.R.R. Tolkien ; maps of Middle-earth, George Allen & Unwin Publishers.

Edition:

Authorized ed., Rev. ed.

Publisher:

Ballantine Books,

Copyright Date:

1982, c1980

Description:

[11], 304 p. : maps ; 18 cm.

Subject:

Fantasy fiction.

Other Titles:

Hobbit.
There and back again.

Notes:

Prelude to: The lord of the rings.

Summary:

The adventures of the well-to-do hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who lived happily in his comfortable home until a wandering wizard granted his wish. A new edition to Tolkien's classic, the prelude to the Lord of the Rings saga, is available just in time for "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, " set for release in theaters in December 2002. Illustrations. In this fantasy, a prelude to The Lord of the Rings, the reader meets Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, in a land filled with dwarfs, elves, goblins, and dragons. The Greatest Fantasy Epic of our Time, Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest, facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse unknown dangers. Finally, it was Bilbo-alone and unaided-who had to confront the great dragon Smaug, the terror of an entire countryside . . . This stirring adventure fantasy begins the tale of the hobbits that was continued by J.R.R. Tolkien in his bestselling epic The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien are the movie tie-in editions to The Fellowship of the Ring, the first of the three New Line Films based on the classic epic fantasy, which opens December 19, 2001. A saga of dwarfs and elves, goblins and trolls in a far-off, long ago land. There is a special edition illustrated by Michael Hague (1984).

ISBN:

9780345339683
0345339681

Locations:

D3PA284 -- Colesburg Public Library (Colesburg)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

FJPC224 -- Elkader Public Library (Elkader)

REPC017 -- Greenfield Public Library (Greenfield)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

POSX851 -- Ballard Community High School (Huxley)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

GCPC771 -- Mitchellville Public Library (Mitchellville)

YNPA532 -- Morley Public Library (Morley)

LEPI975 -- Woodbury County Library (Moville)

WAPD715 -- Sheldon Public Library (Sheldon)

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)

TRPE062 -- Vinton Public Library (Vinton)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)