Description: Lord of the Rings Trilogy (50th Anniversary - Hardcover Edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Author) 1. The Fellowship Of The Ring 2. The Two Towers 3. The Return of the King These are original, new and sealed. Book Description This special 50th anniversary hardback edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic masterpiece includes the complete revised and reset text, two-fold out maps printed in red and black and, unique to this edition, a full-colour fold-out reproduction of Tolkien's own facsimile pages from the Book of Mazarbul that the Fellowship discover in Moria. Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy and epic adventure has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Over 100 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors' editions become prized and valuable items of publishing. This one-volume hardback edition contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, and features for the very first time the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, illustrations done by Tolkien and intended for inclusion in the famous 'Bridge of Khazad-dum' chapter. Also appearing are previously unpublished family trees and two, full-size fold-out maps. Sympathetically packaged to reflect the classic look of the original, this revised edition of the bestselling hardback will prove irresistible to collectors and new fans alike. 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. Editorial Reviews: There's no salvation for a fantasy fan who hasn't read the gospel of the genre, J.R.R. Tolkien's definitive three-book epic, the Lord of the Rings (encompassing The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King), and its charming precursor, The Hobbit. That many (if not most) fantasy works are in some way derivative of Tolkien is understood, but the influence of the Lord of the Rings is so universal that everybody from George Lucas to Led Zeppelin has appropriated it for one purpose or another. Not just revolutionary because it was groundbreaking, the Lord of the Rings is timeless because it's the product of a truly top-shelf mind. Tolkien was a distinguished linguist and Oxford scholar of dead languages, with strong ideas about the importance of myth and story and a deep appreciation of nature. His epic, 10 years in the making, recounts the Great War of the Ring and the closing of Middle-Earth's Third Age, a time when magic begins to fade from the world and men rise to dominance. Tolkien carefully details this transition with tremendous skill and love, creating in the Lord of the Rings a universal and all-embracing tale, a justly celebrated classic. --Paul Hughes # Format Hardback | 1184 pages # Dimensions 149 x 228 x 65mm | 1,547g # Publisher : HarperCollins; Anniversary Edition (6 Dec. 2004) # Imprint HarperCollins Publishers Ltd # Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom # Language English # Edition Special edition # Edition Statement Single volume 50th Anniversary ed # Illustrations note 3 b/w illus, 3 col plates, (2 x 2-colour fold-out maps), With index # ASIN : 0261103202 # ISBN 13 9780261103207 Biography J.R.R. Tolkien (1892.1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. 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Book Title: The Lord of the Rings
Book Series: The Lord of the Rings
Original Language: English
Title/Series: Lord of the Rings
Vintage: No
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 228mm
Topic: Books
Item Width: 149mm
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Fiction
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Modified Item: No
Subject: Fantasy
Edition: Anniversary Edition
Series: The Lord of the Rings
Publication Year: 2004
Type: Epic/Saga
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Genre: Fantasy
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Item Weight: 1710g
Number of Pages: 1184 Pages
