I grew up with this book and have always loved the cover. Houghtonmifflin also decided to place a small figure of a bowing hobbit on the title page and the cover. I read this story for the first time when i was 12 years old and my father introduced me to the writings of. Gallery of tolkien book covers this is not an exhaustive collection of tolkiens lord of the rings and the hobbit covers, but it is still being added to from time to time. Make offer the hobbit or there and back again 50 by j. In 1991, one of the first printings done by harpercollins the current uk publisher of the hobbit featured the sun and rune borders in a gilt finish more recently, in 2012, houghton mifflin harcourt the book s us publisher released a 75th anniversary edition that pays homage to the original cover art, but with golden mountains and a red sun on a black base. See more ideas about the hobbit, hobbit book and the hobbit book cover. Painting 12 tiny book covers my five star reads in miniature form duration. Its best to just sit back and scream interanally then externall. See more ideas about hobbit book, the hobbit, the hobbit book cover. The hobbit tells a fantastic story of adventure, danger, friendship, and courage, and serves as a prequel to the even more immersive and epic book series, the lord of the rings. Read the hobbit absolutely for free at readanybook. The hobbit, or there and back again is a childrens fantasy novel by english author j. The hobbit book covers through the ages paste paste magazine.
Slipcase slipcase j r r tolkien the hobbit 80th anniversary edition in slipcase and wrap 1st print. On the back cover in this delightful and enthralling tale, j. Well, considering that they took about 25 pages of the book and turned it into a 2 hour movie, not terrible. Bilbo baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in childrens literature. The hobbit stars ian mckellen and martin freeman on ew cover. Comes with a map on the inside covers front and back. R tolkien that takes place in the fictional world of middle earth, which is the setting of most of the authors works. For all things tolkien, lord of the rings, and the hobbit. There and back again tells the story of a younger bilbo. See more ideas about the hobbit, jrr tolkien and middle earth. The hobbit remains one of the most wellknown books of our time, and its not just because of peter jacksons movies. The hobbit as film is two hours and 40 minutes long, and encompasses only onethird of the bookand mathematically speaking, we knew there were bound to.
Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. To be fair to the publisher, this hobbit was modeled. What portions of the book are in each hobbit movie. Additional images of some sets are included but not shown in the thumbnails.
Many thanks to boriel, narquelie, lulu and other fans who have shared scans of their own collections. The front and back covers were mirror images of each other, with an elongated dragon characteristic of tolkiens style stamped along the lower edge. Tolkien and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I read this story for the first time when i was 12 years old. Bilbo baggins and his adventures to there and back again. Hobbiton across the water on the front cover and conversation with smaug on the back cover. It was published on 21 september 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the carnegie medal and awarded a prize from the new york herald tribune for best juvenile fiction. Exploring the first cover of the hobbit by tolkien book riot.