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The History of the Hobbit, Part Two: Return to Bag-End

John D. Rateliff & J. R. R. Tolkien

First published 2007
Publisher Houghton Mifflin
Format Hardcover
Type Nonfiction
ISBN 9780618969197
Cover art J. R. R. Tolkien
Pages vi+437

Notes

  • "Non-fiction, the second of two volumes printing Tolkien's complete original manuscript of The Hobbit (Allen & Unwin 1937), with extensive annotations by Rateliff. The two volumes are continuously paginated. This volume includes four unpaginated color plates with maps and illustrations by Tolkien, plus an index." - from Locus1
  • First printing per printer's key: DOC 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
  • With dust jacket. Bound in black with copper-colored print on spine.
  • Date code 0907 and price on front jacket flap.
  • Jacket illustration attributed to Tolkien on rear jacket flap.
  • The four color plate pages are placed after pg 686. In addition there are two b/w plate pages of elvish manuscript following the ffep.

Awards

Year Award Category Status
2008 Mythopoeic Award Mythopoeic Scholarship Award (for Inkling Studies) Nominee/Finalist
2009 Mythopoeic Award Mythopoeic Scholarship Award (for Inkling Studies) Winner

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The History of the Hobbit, Part Two: Return to Bag-End Cover 2007 HarperCollins (UK) Hardcover Nonfiction J. R. R. Tolkien 434
The History of the Hobbit, Part Two: Return to Bag-End Cover 2008 HarperCollins (UK) Trade Paperback Nonfiction J. R. R. Tolkien 435