1966 "First Printing Collector's Edition"; Houghton Mifflin Company publishers, Boston; book in excellent as-new condition; external slipcase excellent condition but the sticker was applied very slightly askew (pic);  a beautiful book in a beautiful slipcase and wonderful story.
 
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The Hobbit is set in a time "between the Dawn of Færie and the Dominion of Men", and follows the quest of home-loving hobbit Bilbo Baggins to win a share of the treasure guarded by Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's journey takes him from light-hearted, rural surroundings into more sinister territory.
 
The story is told in the form of an episodic quest, and most chapters introduce a specific creature or type of creature of Tolkien's geography. Bilbo gains a new level of maturity, competence, and wisdom by accepting the disreputable, romantic, fey, and adventurous sides of his nature and applying his wits and common sense.