Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.

Maps on lining papers. "This edition, published to mark the seventy-fifth anniversay ... includes a foreword by Christopher Tolkien"--Front jacket flap.

Preface -- Note on the text -- Author's note -- Unexpected party -- Roast mutton -- Short rest -- Over hill and under hill -- Riddles in thh dark -- Out of the frying-pan into the fire -- Queer lodgings -- Flies and spiders -- Barrels out of bond -- Warm welcome -- On the doorstep -- Inside information -- Not at home -- Fire and water -- Gathering of the clouds -- Thief in the night -- Clouds burst -- Return journey -- Last stage.