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The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King

The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King

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The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King

by Tolkien, J.R.R

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  • Hardcover
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London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1954. Three Volumes with unclipped dust jackets in very good condition: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of The King. Cloth hardcovers, 423 pages, 352 pages, 416 pages respectively, with folding maps of Middle Earth at the rear of each volume. Gilt lettering to the spines. Fellowship is a December 1954 2nd impression. Towers is a 1956 4th impression, and Return a November 1955 2nd impression. Board corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed, and boards are somewhat blemished. Foxing to page blocks, pastedowns and endpapers. Jackets are marked and discoloured, particularly the spines, and edges of Fellowship and Towers are torn. Pages are tightly bound, and clear and bright throughout. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used.

Synopsis

The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It takes place in the fictional universe Middle-earth. It was originally published on July 29, 1954 in the United Kingdom. The volume consists of a Prologue "Concerning Hobbits, and other matters" followed by Book I and Book II. Tolkien's publisher worried that the 'high-fantasy' novel wouldn't sell, and broke the text into three volumes to cut costs: The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers , and The Return of the King . Because the popularity had not been tested, initial print runs on the trilogy were low, making first states scarce and valuable.

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On Jul 14 2022, a reader said:
The Lord of the Rings is in my opinion the best story in the fantasy genre. The amount of detail that Tolkien pours into his work brings fictional characters, histories, and cultures to life. I have never read another book in this genre with the same level of craftsmanship.
On Dec 4 2014, a reader said:
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are simply fantastic, I would recommend them to one and all. I have read them numerous times and much better than the movies which are good.

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Bookseller
PsychoBabel & Skoob Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
539765
Title
The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King
Author
Tolkien, J.R.R
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Publisher
George Allen and Unwin Ltd
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1954
Weight
0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs
Science-Fiction & Fantasy;
Note
May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Cloth
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Edges
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Gilt
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