About this title: This is a brand new revised edition of the best-selling graphic novel based on the enchanting prelude to "The Lord of the Rings". First published in 1990, David Wenzel's comic book adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" was an immediate success and has become one of the best-loved graphic novels of the last 20 years. "The Hobbit" is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a quiet and contented hobbit whose life is turned upside down when he joins the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves on their quest to reclaim their stolen treasure. It is a journey fraught with danger - and in the end it is Bilbo ...
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Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780261102668ISBN:0261102664
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 144 pages. (144 pages) tells the story of bilbo baggins, a quiet and contented hobbit whose life is turned upside down when he joins the wizard gandalf and thirteen dwarves on their quest to reclaim their stolen treasure. it is a journey fraught with danger-and in the end it is bilbo alone who must face the guardian of this treasure, the most-dreaded dragon, smaug. colour illustrations edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Unwin Paperbacks, London
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780044408123ISBN:0044408129
Description: Cartoons. Very Good. No Jacket. Paperback. H. 10 1/4" 133pp. This is the cartoon version adapted by Charles Dixon with Sean Deming. V/slight corner curl otherwise fine. Image is of ACTUAL BOOK on sale. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Unwin Paperbacks, Boston, USA
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780044408123ISBN:0044408129
Description: David Wenzel. Fine. No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Lam card covers. Lovely clean tight copy with col illusts in comic strip format. pp134. Carefully abridged text of the original novel of Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the wizard. Our ref #00151. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: HarperCollins, London
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780261102668ISBN:0261102664
Description: Very Good (see note) 10" x 6.75" Small felt pen line on bottom page edges. A New Unread copy. We ship to U.S. addresses from N.Y. state. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780261102668ISBN:0261102664
Description: New. Tells the story of Bilbo Baggins, a quiet and contented hobbit whose life is turned upside down when he joins the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves on their quest to reclaim their stolen treasure. It is a journey fraught with danger-and in the end... read more
Description: New. DISPATCHED FROM UNITED KINGDOM. NO EXPEDITED SHIPPING! Please note orders are confirmed immediately and may take 2-3 business days to ship. This processing time is in addition to the shipping time. Please allow 10-14 days for delivery. Brand new item. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Order with confidence. Code: G20091208052849D. read more
Edition: 1st Grafton Book Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Grafton, London England
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780261102668ISBN:0261102664
Description: Near Fine. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall 0261102664 Graphic Novel Graphic Novel. Message to previous owner to inside cover. Illustrated in full colour throughout, and accompanied by the carefully abridged text of the original novel, this handsome authorised edition will introduce new generations to a magical masterpiece-and be treasued by Hobbit fans of all ages, everywhere. Illustrated throughout. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical ... read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Grafton, London, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780261102668ISBN:0261102664
Description: David Wenzel. Fine in Wrappers jacket. Paperback A wonderful "graphic novel" of The Hobbit. The illustrations are uncannily similar to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings. The inspiration must have come from David Wenzel. read more
Edition: Charles Dixon; Sean Deming
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, UK
ISBN-13:9780261102668ISBN:0261102664
Description: New. This graphic novel is the prelude to The Lord of the Rings. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep to take him on an adventure. ISBN10: 0261102664. read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. D elivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
Edition: Charles Dixon; Sean Deming
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, UK
ISBN-13:9780261102668ISBN:0261102664
Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. This graphic novel is the prelude to The Lord of the Rings. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep to take him on an adventure. ISBN10: 0261102664. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Collins
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780261102668ISBN:0261102664
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Grafton Books (A Division Of Harpercollinspublishers) / An Eclipse Book, London
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780261102668ISBN:0261102664
Description: Illustrated by Wenzel, David. Good with no dust jacket. 0261102664. Adapted by Charles Dixon with Sean Deming. A good copy. Binding quite sturdy. Exterior reflects very light wear (traces at spine, edges, and corners). Covers very lightly faded/worn with a few faint marks. Interior pages free of margin-marks and underlining, minimally faded and in quite good overall shape. Available for prompt dispatch from York, U. K.; Book. read more
Description: Very good. Library copy. May contain minor creasing/scuffing to cover, mild tanning to pages and some library markings. But otherwise will be of exceptional quality. FAST DISPATCH. read more
Edition: Charles Dixon; Sean Deming
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, UK
ISBN-13:9780261102668ISBN:0261102664
Description: New. We are no longer able to guarantee delivery by Christmas. PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. This graphic novel is the prelude to The Lord of the Rings. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep to take him on an adventure. ISBN10: 0261102664. read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail or DHL. International Priority mail for non-UK deliveries. Delivery is typically 2-4 working days for UK delivery. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
"This is a simply stunning graphic adaptation of The Hobbit. Any Tolkien fan will thoroughly enjoy Wenzel's breathtaking illustrations. Every page is a visual treat!"
"The Hobbit is an incredible book filled with fantasy creatures and a wonderful adventure. In this book a hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins embarks on an adventure that changes his life. He starts out as a plain little hobbit who was never interested in adventure because hobbits frown upon leaving the Shire and going beyond The Water. Well the adventurous side in him comes out, oh yes he has an adventurous side, when a group of dwarves and Gandalf the wizard come to his hobbit hole requesting that he comes with them as a Burglar. Their treasure and mountain had been stolen years earlier by the terrible dragon Smaug. So when Bilbo decides to go they head east towards the mountain. During this journey they run into all sorts of creatures like trolls and obviously a dragon. They also run into good creatures though like the elves of rivendel. Overall this book is very enthralling and will hold in fantasy lover's attention."
"a couple of months ago i bought the hobbit together with the lord of the rings, thinking that you just have to read them even though i didn't like the movies at all. checking the wikipedia i found that the hobbit was chronologically the earliest of them both in when it has been written and when it is settled in tolkien's universe. so i decided to start with it.
and how surprised i was! really it was a beautiful, catching story, leaving me not to be able to put it down on the last two hundred pages. i was amazed to see how the hobbit getting more and more mature over his adventures; the hobbit in the end was surely not the same hobbit of the beginning; but sure you will love them both. the world seemed to be so real that i was in no doubt that all this really happened, though sometimes the way that the hobbit got out of his troubles seemed quite impossible, possible though due to tolkien's convincing way of telling.
the adventures where real adventures! they were so adventuresome that i would disagree with people saying it's a story for little children; there was way to many characters getting killed for that it was a children's story, albeit the light-hearted way of telling and the mixture of adventure and comfort."
"I picked this book up with the intention to read only a few chapters before another book I ordered from the library had arrived. The narrative moves so quickly, though, that I was half-way through in no time and decided to finish it.
Like many people, I first read this book when I was very young, and re-reading it, I more fully appreciate what a great children's story it is. It is amazing how much Tolkien fits into a mere 300 pages (his story-telling is more restrained than his somewhat rambling epic, Lord of the Rings), yet there are a few passages that left me wondering if he maybe could have benefited from a more fastidious editor. Why, for example, does he spend almost the same number of pages detailing how Bilbo and the Dwarves hike from one part of a mountain to another as he does describing the climatic battle scene?
Of course, it is Tolkien's scrupulous love of detail that allowed him to construct the world of Middle Earth so convincingly, and the Hobbit remains the best introduction to Tolkien's unrivaled talent for fantasy world-making."
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