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• Format: Large print book - Hardback
• Released: 17 February 2003
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN: 9780007156986
• Category: Large Print Books Fiction Science fiction & fantasy
• Availability: Usually delivered within 7 to 10 working days
• Our Price: £20.49
• Author Biography: J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 30 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide
• Author Website: http://www.tolkien.co.uk (link will open in a new window)
• Format(inches): 9x6
• Format(mm): 240x159
• Number Of Pages: 400
• Product Weight: 670gm
• Publisher Statement: Large type edition

Book summary

Probably the most famous children's book of modern times -- regularly topping polls for 'favourite book' and now available in a Large Type format to complement The Lord of The Rings Large Type trilogy. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services -- as a burglar -- on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's life is never to be the same again. The Hobbit became an instant success when it was first published in 1937, and more than 60 years later Tolkien's epic tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth, magic and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, has lost none of its appeal.