The Lord of the Rings
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
TOLKIEN, J[ohn] R[onald] R[euel]. The Lord of the Rings. Illustrated by Alan Lee. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. 4to: 1193pp. Navy cloth decoratively stamped in silver. Two-color map endpapers of Middle-earth at front and rear of first two volumes, more detailed two-color map of Gondor, Mordor, and Rohan on endpapers of volume three; 48 full-color plates (16 in each volume). Volume one also has a full-page b&w map of the Shire. Volume one has very faint damp stain at upper right corner of front cover, else fine copies in original color pictorial dust jacket (3/4" closed tear at top of front panel on volume one, all copies showing lightest edgewear). All three volumes housed in original black, internally padded, slipcase with design celebrating Tolkien's centenary in 1992 embossed in silver foil on front and back and satin pull attached (so as not to damage books when removing them from the slipcase)h . With a bookplate signed by the artist, Alan Lee, laid in.
First 3-volume color plate edition. Tolkien's beloved saga is brought to vibrant life in this three-volume illustrated set featuring the stunning color plates of Alan Lee, the conceptual designer for Peter Jackson's film adaptation of the series. Originally published the previous year as a one-volume omnibus, this edition is the first to feature Lee's captivating illustrations in the same three-volume format as the epic was originally published. Housed in a hefty slipcase, this gorgeous set was created to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Tolkien's birth. A truly magnificent boxed set.
Synopsis
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by philologist and Oxford University professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit (1937), but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1954, much of it during World War II. After the success of The Hobbit , Tolkien’s publisher asked that he produce a sequel. Although written as one big work comprised of six books, The Lord of the Rings was broken into three separate volumes because of post-World War II paper shortages and size and price considerations. The print run of the first editions was very small: 3,000 copies for The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), 3,250 copies for The Two Towers (1954), and 7,000 copies for The Return of the King (1955). The Lord of the Rings went on to become one of the best-selling novels ever, with more than 150 million copies sold.
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Reviews
This is one of the most engaging, enjoyable, and creative books I have ever read. The way Tolkien creates a new world from scratch, new languages, new races. It is a work of art. And the fact that this book can be enjoyed by young children and adults alike makes it stand out among the works of fiction that fill our libraries these days. I would recommend these books to anyone who has not already read them.
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- Books of Wonder (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1049838
- Title
- The Lord of the Rings
- Author
- J.R.R. Tolkien
- Illustrator
- Alan Lee
- Format/Binding
- Navy cloth decoratively stamped in silver
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First 3-volume color plate edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 1193pp.
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fellowship of the Ring Two Towers Return of the King
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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