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THE LORD OF THE RINGS: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King
by Tolkien, J. R. R
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0007149247
- ISBN 13
- 9780007149247
- Seller
-
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2003. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. (xviii) 1137 pp. Trade paperback format. All three titles in a single volume. Illustrated with maps. Light wear on the corners with an uncreased spine and some rubbing on the back cover; ink mark on the lower edge of the text block; no interior markings. The cover features a scene from the movie. To be clear, all titles are in this single volume: Note on the Text; Foreword to the Second Edition; Prologue: Concerning Hobbits and Other Matters; The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; and The Return of the King; followed by Appendices: Annals of the Kings and Rulers; The Tale of Years - Chronology of the Westlands; Family Trees - Hobbits; Calendars; Writing and Spelling; and Indexes..
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.
Reviews
On Aug 15 2020, a reader said:
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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Details
- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 231708
- Title
- THE LORD OF THE RINGS: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King
- Author
- Tolkien, J. R. R
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing - First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0007149247
- ISBN 13
- 9780007149247
- Publisher
- Harper Collins Publishers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- lord of the rings; hobbit; movie; film; motion picture; cinema; tie in; middle earth; supernatural literature; speculative fiction; weird tales; heroic; epic; high; light; dark fantasy; lost world; wizard; wizardry; magic; sorcerer; swords; sorcery; folkl
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy;
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About the Seller
W. Fraser Sandercombe
Biblio member since 2004
Burlington, Ontario
About W. Fraser Sandercombe
We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.
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