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Lord of the Rings: Single Volume Editions
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Bookend Gift Set
Relevant LOTR Searches:
Lord of the Rings First Editions
Lord of the Rings Leather Editions |
Pictured Left Top: 50th Anniversary Edition Box Set
with Peter Jackson Letter
2004
1 Hardcover
Fellowship of the Ring, part one of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterpiece, first reached these shores on
October 21, 1954, arriving, as C. S. Lewis proclaimed, "like lightning from a clear sky." Fifty years and nearly one hundred million American
readers later comes a beautiful new one-volume collector's edition of Fellowship of the Ring, Two Towers, and Return of the King,
befitting the stature of this extraordinary literary achievement. With a text fully corrected under the supervision of Christopher Tolkien to
meet the author's exacting wishes, two large-format fold-out maps, a ribbon placemarker, gilded page edges, a color insert depicting
Tolkien's own paintings of the Book of Mazarbul and exceptionally elegant and sturdy overall packaging housed within an attractive
slipcase, this edition is one of the finest you can own. As a special bonus to all Customers, all copies of this book purchased here come with
a full-color copy of a letter from director Peter Jackson about his love for the books and his plans for the film!
Pictured Left Middle: Collector's Edition Box Set
Hardcover, 1232pp.
Houghton Mifflin
December 1974
Collector's Edition
Reprint. Hardback in red imitation leather in red slipcase.
Pictured Left Bottom: Lord of the Rings
Harper-Collins
2001
1st edition
One-volume paperback.
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Lord of the Rings: 3 Volume Editions
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Relevant LOTR Searches:
First Editions
Leather Editions
Easton Editions
Folio Editions |
Pictured Left Top (3 Photos): Lord of the Rings
Easton Press
1999
3 Hardcovers
Green leather with gold lettering & edges.Pictured Left Middle Top:
Lord of the Rings
First U.S. Edition
Hardcover
Houghton-Mifflin
1956
Pictured Left Middle Bottom: Lord of the Rings
50th Anniversary of Alan Lee Illustrations
Hardcover
Harper-Collins
1996
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Noted by Douglas Anderson
(LOTR Set) Hardcover, 1193pp.
Houghton Mifflin
April 1998
Illustrated
Illustrator: Alan Lee
(Fellowship) Paperback, 2nd ed., 432pp.
Houghton Mifflin
September 1999
(Two Towers) Paperback, 352pp.
Houghton Mifflin
September 1999
Reprint
(Return of the King) Paperback, 464pp.
Houghton Mifflin
September 1999
Celebrating the birth of J.R.R. Tolkien, this centenary edition of the classic volume is illustrated with fifty specially
commissioned paintings by an artist whose vision matches Tolkien's own. 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
by Isildur, 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 Shire hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. From his fastness in the
Barad-Dur 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.
Lord of the Rings tells of
the great quest undertaken by Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard, Merry
Brandybuck, Pippin Took, and Sam Gamgee, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the
Mirkwood Elf,
Boromir of Gondor, and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider (Aragorn
of Gondor).
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The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Combined Sets |
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Pictured Left Top: The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Boxed Set (Mass
Market Paperback Edition)
Paperback
ISBN: 0345340426
Ballantine Books, Inc.
January 1981
Boxed Reissue
The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Boxed Set (Mass Market Paperback Edition) This four
volume, deluxe paperback boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks The Hobbit and the three volumes of
Lord of the Rings (Fellowship Of the Ring, Two Towers, and Return Of The King) in their definitive text settings complete with maps and cover illustrations from the
motion pictures. In The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins is whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in
Bag-End Hobbiton by the wizard Gandalf and a
company of dwarves headed by Thorin Oakenshield. He finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the
Lonely Mountain treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, Lord of the Rings tells of the
great and dangerous quest undertaken by Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard; the hobbits Merry
Brandybuck, Pippin Took, and Sam Gamgee; Gimli the
dwarf; Legolas the Mirkwood elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider
(Aragorn of Gondor). J.R.R. Tolkien's three volume masterpiece is at once a
classic myth and a modern fairy tale — a story of high and heroic adventure set in the unforgettable landscape of Middle-Earth.
Pictured Left Middle: The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings
Boxed Set
Paperback
Ballantine
1977
With Slipcase
Pictured Left Bottom: The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings
Harper-Collins, 2000
Decorated slipcase. Hardcover, also sold separately.
1st edition
Illustrator: Alan Lee
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