{"product_id":"the-hobbit-or-there-and-back-again-9780395177112","title":"The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis deluxe collector's edition of Tolkien's modern classic is boxed and bound in green leatherette with gold and red foil stamping on the spine and cover. The text pages are printed in black with green accents. It includes five full-page illustrations in full color and many more in two color in addition to Thror's map--all prepared by the author.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit.\" So begins one of the most beloved and delightful tales in the English language. Set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth, at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale, \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e is one of literature's most enduring and well-loved novels.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit \u003c\/em\u003ehas sold many millions of copies worldwide and established itself as a modern classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. R. R. Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/1973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Lord of the Rings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.75h x 7.34w x 1.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780395177112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e511 \/ Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44151172038701,"sku":"9780395177112","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_0be6823c-7f84-4a89-aae5-6fb011f33a13.jpg?v=1757343995","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-hobbit-or-there-and-back-again-9780395177112","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}