Bored of the Rings
by Harvard Lampoon
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
ROC, 1993 Humor Fantasy Reprint. Near fine with minor touches of edgewear. Very slight halo tanning of pages. 51st anniversary edition. Trade paperback.
Synopsis
Bored of the Rings is the title of a paperback parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. This short novel was written by Henry N. Beard and Douglas C. Kenney. It was published in 1969 by Signet for the Harvard Lampoon. The parody generally follows the outline of The Lord of the Rings, including the preface, the prologue, poetry, and songs, while making light of what Tolkien made serious (e.g. , "He would have finished him off then and there, but pity stayed his hand.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Graham Holroyd Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 342126
- Title
- Bored of the Rings
- Author
- Harvard Lampoon
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- ROC
- Date Published
- 1993 Humor Fantasy Reprint
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About the Seller
Graham Holroyd Books
Biblio member since 2015
Webster, New York
About Graham Holroyd Books
Established in 1972. 400,000 books. Rare paperbacks, pulp magazines, hardcovers, digest size paperbacks, science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, detective, romance, etc
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...