310 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Summary
A tale of the adventure of a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving, unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and skill as a burglar
Notes
2 unnumbered pages following text are publisher's advertisements
Color maps are printed on the endpapers in red and black
First edition
First impression may be identified in part by a hand-corrected typographical error on dust jacket back flap ("Dodgeson" corrected to "Dodgson") and typos within the text, such as "nay breakfast" for "any breakfast" on p. 248 (see AbeBooks article on Hobbit printing history: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/docs/RareBooks/Hobbit.shtml)
