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Cover of The Hobbit

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

First published 2018
Publisher HarperCollins (UK)
Format other
Type Omnibus
Cover art J. R. R. Tolkien
Price £50.00
ISBN 9780008259549

  • Data from Amazon.com as of 2018-03-20.
  • Hardcover Box.
  • Case Information:
    • "Facsimile Gift Set" on the spine.
    • The front cover primary illustration is a lenticular rendering of the original 1937 dustjacket by J. R. R. Tolkien.
    • The white label on the bottom of the box displays:
      • The ISBN and barcode.
      • "UK £50"
      • "Can $99.99"
      • The Tolkien estate sigil.
      • Web address "www.tolkien.co.uk"
    • Printed just below the white label on the bottom of the box in small white letters:
      • "Cover image by J. R. R. Tolkien"
      • "Cover design © HarperCollinsPublishers 2018"
    • The cover art is not credited but is the same as that credited to J. R. R. Tolkien and used on the boards of the 1937 George Allen and Unwin hardcover edition but rendered in green on a dark blue background.
  • Case Contents:
    • Facsimile edition of the first printing of the 1937 edition of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
    • CD-ROM containing selected readings from "The Hobbit" performed by J. R. R. Tolkien in August 1952.
    • Reproduction copy of "Thror's map" printed with the main map on the front and the secret moon runes on the back.
    • A commemorative booklet titled "J. R. R. Tolkien: The Hobbit: 1937-2017" for the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the first printing of "The Hobbit" by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond.