<Table> The Hobbit, or There and Back Again <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Cover of the 1937 first edition, from a drawing by Tolkien </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Author </Th> <Td> J.R.R. Tolkien </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Illustrator </Th> <Td> J.R.R. Tolkien </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cover artist </Th> <Td> J.R.R. Tolkien </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Subject </Th> <Td> Tolkien's legendarium </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> High fantasy </Li> <Li> Juvenile fantasy </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Set in </Th> <Td> Middle - earth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Publisher </Th> <Td> George Allen & Unwin (UK) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Publication date </Th> <Td> 21 September 1937 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Pages </Th> <Td> 310 (first edition) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 1827184 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PR6039. O32 H63 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> The Lord of the Rings </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Cover of the 1937 first edition, from a drawing by Tolkien </Td> </Tr>

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