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The Hobbit: 70th Anniversary Edition | 
| Creators: J.r.r. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Category: Book
List Price: $25.00
Buy New: $15.66
You Save: $9.34 (37%)
Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 16321
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0618968636
EAN: 9780618968633
ASIN: 0618968636
Publication Date: September 21, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Product Description
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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| Customer Reviews: Read 41 more reviews...
 A Beautiful Version of a Classic December 12, 2008
H. S. Cianciola (Missouri, USA)
This book is incredible anyway, but the illustrations make it even more of a delight.
Excellent Performance by Martin Shaw!! October 15, 2008
T. Mcpherson (Illinois)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have both audio cd versions of THE HOBBIT. Of the two, the unabridged version (narrated by Rob Inglis) is far more widely available than Mr. Shaw's abridged verison. I also have the unabridged version of LOTR narrated by Mr. Inglis and, on an overall basis, he does a fairly decent job. However, one major drawback (at least for me) is that his narrative style seems to be focused more towards a younger audience and it takes some getting used to. Frankly, it can be annoying at times. However, this abridged version by Martin Shaw is clearly geared towards an adult audience and he does a fantastic job! I truly wish that Mr. Shaw had been given a chance to record the unabridged version. He is just a pleasure to listen to. His narrative style is fantastic. He manages to take a light-hearted tale and bring far more depth and scope to it than I thought possible. I always viewed the writing style of THE HOBBIT as a little too childish to really sink my teeth into, but it really matures in this reading. I would have to rank Martin Shaw in my top two favorite narrators of all time. I instantly became a fan of his when I heard his unabridged performance of THE SILMARILLION, which was already one of my favorite books. His performance in that reading is absolutely flawless. When I discovered that he had recorded another a version of THE HOBBIT on audio CD, I was really interested in his take on it. Believe me, if you enjoy Tolkien's work, you will NOT regret picking up this audio cd or Mr. Shaw's verison of THE SILMARILLION!!!! If only they could get him to do an unabridged version of LOTR....
This is a story that grows with the reader. October 12, 2008
B. Chandler (Arlington, Texas)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
In a mythical or maybe just forgotten time, many creatures lived in places like the Shire, home to Bilbo Baggins, Hobbit. Hobbits are comfort loving creatures with no real sense for adventure. A knock on the door and Bilbo's life is about to change.
Calling this book children's book is like calling "Alice in Wonderland" [see "The Annotated Alice"] a children's book. Yes children can read this book and it is fun. How ever there is a lot more to this book than a cute story. And it has all the depth of the other Tolkien works with the exception of being shorter.
Many people look at this story as a prequel to "The Lord of the Rings", where in reality it is a stand-alone story with a perfectly good beginning, middle, and end. When you read "The Lord of the Rings" there is enough description to forgo "The Hobbit." Personally, I find that reading The Lord of the Rings first gave me the in-depth background to better appreciate The Hobbit.
Many of the creatures and adventures will put you on the edge of your seat. You will recognize the personalities and grow along will Bilbo as he faces new challenges as he learns to deal with life.
A good book to read first would be "The Power of Myth" by Joseph Campbell. Then you get a clearer picture of why the story progresses as it does.
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
Terrific Anniversary Edition of a great classic September 30, 2008
Ms. O. Aleschenko (Melbourne, Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We bought this book along the 50th anniversary edition LOTR books and we were not dissapointed - the illustrations are all in glossy paper and some in colour the way Tolkien wanted them, it is a collectors edition highly recommended for those who love Tolkien's work and are keen to get a head start of the upcoming"The Hobbit" and "The Hobbit: Sequel" movies out soon!
This is an amazing book August 11, 2008
Lucy Pevensie (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Hobbit by Tolkien is most definitely one of the best books ever. My Dad first read it to me when I was probably only 7, and I know I will still love it when I'm 100.
The edition itself is amazing. The illustrations are by Tolkien, as they should be. The best illustrations in any book are either by the author or by someone the author personally chooses, because the reader can be sure that everything is illustrated as the author imagined it. Many times when an author illustrates his own book, the art is not the best quality, but not in this case. Tolkien was a great and creative artist in addition to being one of the best authors of all time.
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