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THE LORD OF THE RINGS(The Fellowship of the Rings, The Two Towers, Return of the King)
by J.R.R TOLKIEN
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good /Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0007149131
- ISBN 13
- 9780007149131
- Seller
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THETFORD, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: HARPERCOLLINS. Hard cover with illustrated dust jacket. Slight wear on cover edges. Dj is slightly creased. Slight marking on DJ. Not price clipped. Black boards with silver gilt titles. Slight creasing on some page tips. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. First printing of this movie tie-in edition of Lord of the Rings. omnibus collecting 'The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King. Location: NB4 . Very Good. Hardcover. REPRINT. 2002.
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
- TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009801
- Title
- THE LORD OF THE RINGS(The Fellowship of the Rings, The Two Towers, Return of the King)
- Author
- J.R.R TOLKIEN
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- REPRINT
- ISBN 10
- 0007149131
- ISBN 13
- 9780007149131
- Publisher
- HARPERCOLLINS
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
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THETFORD, Norfolk
About TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
I am a bookseller of predominantly used(second hand) books. I specialise in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, British and American comics, TV and Film books and magazines. I also sell other varieties of fiction and non-fiction. Including historical novels, poetry, history books, native american history, new age, philosophy, motivational books, classics.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Movie tie-in
- an edition of a book which is produced in conjunction with a movie which is usually based on the book, often with a cover image...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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