All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. This is a UK first edition hardcover published by Harper Collins in 2023 with a foreword by Christopher Tolkien.

Unique to this edition are two poster-size, fold-out maps revealing all the detail of Thror’s Map and Wilderland, an illustrated 88-page booklet, and a printed art card reproducing Tolkien’s original dustjacket painting. The illustrations are whimsical in most cases, and although they’re based on Tolkien’s own descriptions of characters and occurrences in the book, they’re also Catlin’s own unique interpretation of those descriptions. His books have been translated into over sixty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. Since its first publication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each new generation of readers all over the world, and its hero, Bilbo Baggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals of fiction.I can't see HarperCollins breaking that practice with this release, nor can I see them releasing something just in the US under the William Morrow imprint that they don't release in the UK under the HarperCollins brand. It was difficult to approach a book I’ve read a dozen times or more as though I were a young person reading or hearing the story for the first time, but that’s what I tried to do. A qualidade do papel é tão alta e o acabamento tão bem feito que deixou o livro pesado e bem desconfortável para se ler deitado na cama ou no sofá. R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and The Children of Hurin, plus other stories and essays.

As a bonus, you can read it in just about the same amount of time that it would take you to watch all three installments of the overblown and misguided movie adaptation. It contains 19 black-and-white illustrations by the great Eric Fraser, and endpapers printed in red and black ink, showing Thrór’s Map and Wilderland. And I was a bit dismayed at the thought of a new generation growing up with this boffo box office hit as its only version of The Hobbit. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892 and moved to England with his family while still a child.Artist Jemima Catlin’s charming and lively interpretation brings Tolkien’s beloved characters to life in a way that will entice and entertain a new generation of readers.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.O livro é tudo que dizem e mais um pouco, mas para ser sincero ele é mais um livro de arte do que um livro de literatura. It is additionally quarterbound in green leather, with raised ribs on the spine, stamped in three foils on black cloth boards, and housed in a custom-built clothbound slipcase. The first new illustrated edition of The Hobbit for more than 15 years contains 150 brand new colour illustrations.

This edition is bound in parchment cloth blocked in gold, with an inset label showing Smaug the dragon. I hope they stop the Illustrated by the Author line here though, as they already had to stretch the definition of an illustration pretty thin for The Silmarillion and I don't think there is enough material left to fill another book after this release. Tolkien’s own selection of finished paintings and drawings have become inseparable from his text, adorning editions of The Hobbit for more than 85 years. In this unique enhanced edition of Tolkien’s enchanting classic tale, the full panoply of his art is reproduced for the first time, presenting a grand total of 50 illustrations to accompany Bilbo Baggins on his adventure ‘there and back again’. What’s New for the 26th of November: Music we’re thankful for; fairy tales and myths; a graphic novel about a pandemic; an Old Hag, a Piglet, Canadian television, and hot chocolate!

Whether you've read The Hobbit before or not; one should not shy away from spending the extra money to access this edition (Kindle, or physical) as it adds another layer to the already amazing story and lore of Middle Earth. A deluxe edition of the book is coming out in the UK (no word yet on whether it will also come to the US). The unforgettable story of Bilbo, a peace-loving hobbit who embarks on a strange and magical adventure, is brought to life by Jemima Catlin's charming and lively colour illustrations in a way that will entice and entertain a new generation of readers. His quest takes him through enchanted forests, spiders’ lairs, and under the Misty Mountains, where he comes across the vile Gollum, and tricks him out of his ’Precious’ - a ring that makes its bearer invisible, and wields a terrible power of its own. Charmed Life arrives in an explosion of magic in this edition illustrated by Alison Bryant and introduced by Katherine Rundell.