The Hobbit
Subtitle: or, There and Back Again
Edition: First Magnum edition, fourth printing
Publisher: Methuen Publications
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780458920303
Copyright date: 1966
Description: Unbeknown to Bilbo Baggins, a quiet comfort-loving Hobbit from the Shire, many adventures are about to befall him. He, the wizard Gandalf, and a company of dwarves were to set out on a dangerous quest to reclaim stolen treasure from the lair of a dragon, Smaug, and thus fulfill the prophecies of the old songs.

The Hobbit recounts the adventures of Bilbo and his companions. Meeting with Gollum, keeper of the Ring; the rescues from the wild Wargs and the fierce goblins of the Misty Mountains; the encounter with the giant spiders in the labyrinths of Mirkwood; the riddling of the dragon, Smaug; and the Battle of Five Armies.

This is the only authorized Canadian paperback edition of The Hobbit, an enchanting tale by J.R.R. Tolkien and prelude to his masterpiece, "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
Table of contents: label: 1
title: An Unexpected party; label: 2
title: Roast mutton; label: 3
title: A short rest; label: 4
title: Over hill and under hill; label: 5
title: Riddles in the dark; label: 6
title: Out of the frying-pan into the fire; label: 7
title: Queer lodgings; label: 8
title: Flies and spiders; label: 9
title: Barrels out of bond; label: 10
title: A warm welcome; label: 11
title: On the doorstep; label: 12
title: Inside information; label: 13
title: Not at home; label: 14
title: Fire and water; label: 15
title: The gathering of the clouds; label: 16
title: A thief in the night; label: 17
title: The clouds burst; label: 18
title: The return journey; label: 19
title: The last stage