THE HISTORY OF THE HOBBIT. DELUXE UK SLIPCASE BOX SET. BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED A PARTIAL BREAK IN THE SHRINKWRAP ON THE BOTTOM AND BACK. THESE UK SLIPCASE EDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY RARE. FACTORY SEALED IS OUTRAGEOUSLY RARE.
CAREFULLY STORED IN A BOOKCASE SINCE 2007. MORE PHOTOS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE.
THE SLIPCASE EDITION INCLUDES THESE THREE HARDBACK VOLUMES. THE HISTORY OF THE HOBBIT - VOLUME ONE - MR BAGGINS - JOHN D. THE HISTORY OF THE HOBBIT - VOLUME TWO - RETURN TO BAG-END - JOHN D. A UK DESCRIPTION FROM 2008.
Marking exactly 70 years since The Hobbit was first published, this commemorative boxed set comprises hardback gift editions of The Hobbit and the two-volume companion work which includes the very different unpublished draft version of Tolkien's masterpiece. This three-volume collector's boxed set presents for the first time the complete text of the original manuscript of'The Hobbit' alongside the definitive hardback edition of the book. First published on 21 September 1937, The Hobbit has gone on to be one of the most treasured stories of all time, often dismissed as a children's book but enjoyed as much by adults as children. Like its successor,'The Lord of the Rings', this is a story that "grew in the telling", and many characters and story threads present in the published text were completely different when Tolkien first read his story aloud to his young sons as part of their "fireside reads". As well as recording the many changes made to the story both before and after publication,'Mr Baggins' and'The Return to Bag-End' examine - chapter-by-chapter - why those changes were made and how they reflect Tolkien's ever-growing concept of Middle-earth.
The original account of where Bilbo meets Gollum and steals the ring from him is reprinted here in its proper context for the first time in over fifty years, as are many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for the story by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and essays on the date of composition, the influence of Tolkien's professional and early mythological writings, the imaginary geography, and Tolkien's later revisions. Finally, this boxed set makes available for the first time the text of Tolkien's attempt to recast'The Hobbit' into the style of'The Lord of the Rings'. THE HISTORY OF THE HOBBIT: Volume One: Mr Baggins.
This second volume picks up Bilbo Baggins' story half-way through his journey and chronicles how, after much adversity, he must still face the mighty dragon, Smaug, carry out the burglary for which he has been recruited, and return safely home to Bag-End. Rateliff moved to Wisconsin in 1981 to work with the Tolkien manuscripts at Marquette University. He has been active in Tolkien scholarship for many years, delivering papers on Tolkien and the Inklings. While at Marquette, he assisted in the collation of their holdings with those Christopher Tolkien was editing for his. A professional editor, he lives in Seattle with his wife and three cats, only one of whom is named after a Tolkien character. SALES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES ONLY. This item is in the category "Books & Magazines\Books". The seller is "felbertmf" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Ex Libris: No
- Narrative Type: Fiction
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Inscribed: No
- Type: Study of The Hobbit Draft
- Illustrator: J. Tolkien
- Features: Slipcase BOX, FACTORY SEALED, Tolkien ORIGINAL ARTWORK B/W & COLOR, Dust Jacket
- Original Language: English
- Personalized: No
- Book Series: The Lord of the Rings
- Edition: Contains THREE Hardback books, Collector's Edition, First Edition, Special Edition
- Literary Movement: Fantasy
- Era: 1930s
- ISBN: 9780618964406
- Publication Year: 2007
- Format: Quantity Pack
- Language: English
- Book Title: History of the Hobbit
- Author: John D.
Rateliff
- Item Length: 1.1in.
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Genre: Literary Criticism
- Topic: Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Item Width: 1.1in.
- Item Weight: 73.4 Oz
- Number of Pages: 960 Pages