This lavish gift edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic features cover art, illustrations, and watercolor paintings by the artist Alan Lee. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey...

Celebrated Tolkien illustrator Alan Lee, a conceptual designer for the blockbuster films based on The Lord of the Rings, contributes beautiful full-color paintings to this classic edition.

The classic edition illustrated by Alan Lee is now updated with beautiful, full-color paintings.