The Hobbit

First published in 1937, this novel follows Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving hobbit of the Shire, who is hired by the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield to help reclaim a treasure from the dragon Smaug in the Lonely Mountain. The journey east runs through trolls, goblins, wolves, elves of Mirkwood, and the town of Lake-men; Bilbo finds a ring in a cave and bargains with a creature there. The book is a children's quest story of burglary, pride, and a contested hoard, not the later war of the Ring.

Quarter-bound in dark red leather, dark blue art silk sides with an inset label printed with an illustration on front cover. Silver page tops. Red ribbon page marker. Maps including Thror's map and a map of Wilderland in a separate matching folder. Separate print presented in a folder. Dark blue slipcase blocked on front with title and a silver design, printed lining. -sold out in 15 minutes.