TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
The Lord of the Rings.
London: HarperCollinsPublishers , 2004.
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"History became legend. Legend became myth. And for two and a half thousand years, the ring passed out of all knowledge": THE DELUXE 50th anniversary EDITION OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S THE LORD OF THE RINGS
The deluxe 50th Anniversary edition of Tolkien's epic Lord of the Rings trilogy. Octavo, original publisher’s grey boards stamped in red and gold foil quarter-bound in maroon with gilt titles to the spine, ribbon bound in, illustrated with two original red and black maps drawn by Christopher Tolkien, a section of full color plates featuring three pages from the Book of Marzabul, created buy J.R.R. Tolkien, two additional Hobbit family trees by Tolkien appearing here for the first time, appendices and revised index. Fine in the original publisher's matching maroon slipcase which is in fine condition.
The Lord of the Rings began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's fantasy novel The Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1949, much of it during World War II in letters from Tolkien to his son, "and finally, having polished it to his own satisfaction, published it as a trilogy from 1954 to 1955, a volume at a time, impatiently awaited by a growing audience. It is considered one of this century’s lasting contributions to that borderland of literature between youth and age. It seems destined to become this century’s contribution to that select list of books which continue through the ages to be read by children and adults with almost equal pleasure" (Eyre, 134-35). It has gone on to become the third best selling novel of all-time with 150 million copies sold.
The Lord of the Rings.
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