The Lord of the Rings

by J. R. R. Tolkien, Alan Lee (Illustrator)

Overview

The three volumes that make up Tolkien's epic classic The Lord of the Rings are here presented in their standard cloth editions including large format fold-out maps and an extensive appendices. Set contains The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, with jackets and a box designed by celebrated illustrator Alan Lee.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780395489321
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	03/03/1988
Series:	Lord of the Rings Series
Pages:	216
Sales rank:	18,858
Product dimensions:	6.06(w) x 9.00(h) x 4.00(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

J.R.R. TOLKIEN (1892–1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

Date of Birth:

January 3, 1892

Date of Death:

September 2, 1973

Place of Birth:

Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (South Africa)

Place of Death:

Oxford, England

Education:

B.A., Exeter College, Oxford University, 1915; M.A., 1919

Table of Contents

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From the Publisher

"A unique, wholly realized other world, evoked from deep in the well of Time, massively detailed, absorbingly entertaining, profound in meaning." The New York Times

"Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century."—- Sunday Telegraph

Editorial Reviews

"A unique, wholly realized other world, evoked from deep in the well of Time, massively detailed, absorbingly entertaining, profound in meaning." The New York Times —

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“This collection . . . is a masterpiece.”
—The Courier

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