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The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
ISBN: 0395193958
ISBN-13: 9780395193952
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
THE LORD OF THE RINGS is regarded by many to be the most important and influential work of fantasy of the 20th century. It generated the fantasy novel industry practically single-handedly, inspiring a multitude of novels concerning elves and dwarves on quests to conquer ultimate evil despite overwhelming odds. Although THE LORD OF THE RINGS was originally published as a trilogy, here it is presented in a single volume, as Tolkien always intended. The Dark Lord Sauron, an utterly evil and powerful being, is stirring again after a long period of dormancy. He will soon dominate all of Middle-earth if he is not stopped. The key to Sauron's defeat is Frodo, nephew and heir to Bilbo Baggins-the hero of THE HOBBIT. The magic ring that Bilbo picked up on his adventures is in fact the One Ring, into which Sauron deposited much of his power. If the Ring is destroyed in the volcano at the heart of Sauron's realm of Mordor, Sauron too will be destroyed. Unfortunately, the longer someone bears the Ring, the stronger grows its ability to corrupt the bearer and those around him. Will Frodo be able to resist the seductive call of the Ring and complete the perilous journey to Mordor?
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"The first thing that one asks of an adventure story is that the adventure should be various and exciting; in this respect Mr. Tolkien's invention is unflagging, and, on the primitive level of wanting to know what happens next, 'The Fellowship of the Ring' is a least as good as 'The Thirty-Nine Steps'....Mr. Tolkien is fortunate in possessing an amazing gift for naming and a wonderfully exact eye for description....Lastly, if one is to take a tale of this kind seriously, one must feel that, however superficially unlike the world we live in its characters and events may be, it nevertheless holds up the mirror to the only nature we know, our own; in this, too, Mr Tolkien has succeeded superbly....No fiction I have read in the last five years has given me more joy than 'The Fellowship of the Ring.'" -- W. H. Auden
-- New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published date: 1974
Edition: 2nd edition
Size: 7 x 10 inches
Weight: 4.5 pounds
Pages: 440
Publisher's Notes
A one-volume collector's edition boxed and bound in handsome red leatherette with gold, green, and blue foil stamping, two-color text setting, and large format fold-out maps containing the complete texts of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, and six appendices. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. On his eleventy-first birthday Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest -- to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard, Merry, Pippin, and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.
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The Lord of the Rings (Collector's Edition)
J.R.R. TOLKIEN
Houghton Mifflin, 1974 Very good in very good slipcase. One of the most beautifully designed of the many editions of Tolkien's masterwork. Very slight cover wear and slight soiling to front text block. Contents free of marks. No names or inscriptions within.. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Eighth Day Books (United States)
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Lord of the Rings Red Slipcase
Tolkien, J. R. R
Houghton Mifflin, 1987 Beautiful collectors edition. Red leather with gold embossing, with blue and green stars and diamonds. Includes matching leather box. No DJ was issued. Two blemishes noted: There is a crease in the spine, and a mark on the lower edge that does NOT appear to be a remainder mark. Additional pictures available.. Collector's Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by P W Hall Books (United States)
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Lord of the Rings - Red Slipcase
Tolkien, J. R. R
Houghton Mifflin, 1987 Beautiful collectors edition. Red leather with gold embossing, with blue and green stars and diamonds. Includes matching leather box. No DJ was issued.. Collector's Edition. Full-Leather. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by P W Hall Books (United States)
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The Lord of the Rings, Collector's Edition (slipcase)
Tolkien, J. R. R
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. Fine with no dust jacket. 1966. Second Edition. Boxed. 0395193958 . 1966. Second edition. Hardbound in red faux leather cover and slipcase and colorful gilt designs. Book mint, slipcase also mint, no dj. Beautiful red marbled endpapers, bound in map in the back, also mint, no previous owner marks, indexed, each of the three book sections is about 400 pages, one small spot on spine, gift quality. The famous Tolkien trilogy in a truly delightful binding and slipcase.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . ( more information) Offered by OrphanTreasures.com (United States)
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The lord of the rings
Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel (1892-1973)
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1974, c1966, 1974. [2d ed.] Collector’s ed. Description: 423, 352, 440 p., [1] fold. leaf of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Baggins, Frodo (Fictitious character) --Fiction. Middle Earth (Imaginary place) --Fiction. Fantasy fiction, English. An exceptional copy; fine in the original elaborately gilt-tooled red buckram. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and complete in slip-case. Scans etc. on request. ( more information) Offered by MW Books Ltd. (Ireland)
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THE LORD OF THE RINGS: Book (1) One: The Fellowship of the Ring; Book (2) Two: The Two Towers; Book (3) Three: The Return of the King - Collector's Edition
Tolkien, J. R. R. (note on the text by Douglas A. Anderson)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. 423, 352, 440 pp. First Thus. All three titles in a single volume but paginated individually, the titles and the page numbers in red. Red leatherette boards stamped with a jewel-pattern in gilt and blue on the front, spine, and back. Fold-out map in the back; marbled endpapers. Plain red leatherette slipcase. The book has been lightly bumped at the foot of the spine; the slipcase has some minor rubbing on the corners. Scans are available for all books.. ISBN: 0395193958. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. lord of the rings; hobbit; movie film motion picture cinema tie in; heroic fantasy;. ( more information) Offered by W. Fraser Sandercombe (Canada)
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The Lord of the Rings (Collector's Edition) [Special Edition]
J.R.R. Tolkien
FIRST PRINTING OF AUTHORIZED TAIWAN EDITION (1st Thus) London, Taipei: George Allen and Unwin / Bookcase Shop, 1972. Hardcovers in Dust jackets. 3 volume set of the First Taiwan Edition (Though marked "Revised" on the djs and else where "Second Edition, Revised" this refers to the complete printing history. The copyright pages each state: "First Printing" referring to this Authorized Taiwan Edition). Each in very good overall condition with some toning and minor shelfwear, etc., Vol. 3 has slight spine slant. RARE SET and hard-to-find Edition of this classic. NOT EX-LIBRARY. ( more information) Offered by Gstrum (United States)
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