The Hobbit

Marking 70 years since publication, the definitive edition of JRR Tolkien's first book, sporting a facsimile of his original cover design and complete with fold-out maps and his own drawings and paintings. / The most successful of all Tolkien titles, 'The Hobbit' has been translated into almost 50 languages and sold over 100 million copies / Read by each new generation since publication in 1937 / Winner of the Keith Barker Millennium Book Award for most significant children's books of the century, as voted for by the Library Association: School Libraries and Youth Libraries Group, and the School Library Association / Contains newly reset and fully corrected definitive text, and packaged to match the definitive 50th anniversary Lord of the Rings editions and the new 'The Children of Hurin'. / Includes Tolkien's two-colour fold-out maps, black and white line drawings and colour paintings, which do not feature in current paperback editions. / The perfect gift edition -- in anticipation of the forthcoming Hobbit movie. / Publicity and marketing coverage will be extensive on the back of the launch of the new book 'Children of Hurin' published in April 07. Activity includes a newly designed consumer focused website www.tolkien.co.uk, online promotions and 3rd party partnerships

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