The Colour Illustrated Hobbit: The Classic Bestselling Fantasy Novel
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The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien is a timeless classic. 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.
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.
Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as J. R.R. Tolkien’s classic tale, ‘The Hobbit’. 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.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s book ‘The Fall of Númenor’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 07-11-2022.
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Additional information
| Publisher | HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks (21 Sept. 2017) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 384 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0007497938 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0007497935 |
| Reading age | 8 years and up |
| Dimensions | 15.3 x 2.3 x 19.7 cm |
by Mr G.
One to read to your children. Quality paper and printing.
by CobWeb
The current stock images + ‘LOOK INSIDE’ facility above give an idea of the content.
From the back cover:
‘Bilbo Baggins enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep to whisk him away on a journey to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon…’
Who could not be lured into the depths by that, especially this extra special hardback edition?
Measuring around 18 cm x 24 cm x 3 cm, the pale green cloth-like cover has a subtle touch of gold colouring to the front & spine that mischievously glints in the change of light. It opens to dark green inside cover pages followed by 376 with a light sheen finish, punctuated with around 150 colour illustrations, by Jemima Catlin, some of which are full page.
A forever copy for me & mine.
[22 images attached © The Tolkien Estate 1937/1965, Jemima Catlin & HarperCollins/2013]
by mel a
Super book; nice size and weighty and was really looking forward to enjoying the illustrations. How disappointing that all the pictures are so dark! Why did the illustrator use so much black and dark colours. Has removed all magic from the story. What a shame.
by Amazon Customer
Great as a gift for first time reader of the hobbit
by Reddy
This edition is great for young readers with its attractive & colourful illustrations accompanying the text. Very enjoyable for adults reading to children too. The quality of the artwork, paper & textured cover are all excellent & it makes a lovely gift.
by Jon
The Hobbit – Hardcover (Green) illustrates by Jemima Caitlin.
This is a fantastic looking book, littered with colour illustrations on most pages. The pages are thick, white with a faint sheen.
The illustrations are not as “mature” as those by Alan Lee, but I find reading the Hobbit easier than LOTR and therefore the younger artwork more suitable. The story itself has been reviewed many times but for me, I tried reading LOTR many years ago when the movies were released and struggled to persevere with them – accordingly I never bothered with the hobbit.
As a soon be father I have spent a lot of time looking for illustrated novels and books and whilst I recognise that this is one for later down the line, it looked just what I wanted so bought it lest I forget to in years to come. When it arrived it was such a pleasure to see and hold that I begun to read and have not stopped since.
If you are looking for a easy to read adventure with lots of illustrations – something with more depth than a graphic novel but not too thorough for young readers, this is it.
I highly recommend this hardcover version and wish there were more illustrated novels like this.
10/10.
by N.Palmer
Great illustrations for children
by Bustopher
10 year old reading it with enthusiasm.