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About the Author
David Day is the author of more than 20 books, including Guide to Tolkien's World, Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia, and A Tolkien Bestiary. Alan Lee is a lead conceptual artist for the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, and a recipient of the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work on The Return of the King. He illustrated The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook and the centenary editions of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Children of Húrin.
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"A mighty achievement, effectively described and celebrated in this lavish, handsomely presented volume." —Times Educational Supplement
"Day's enthusiasm is infectious, and he concisely retells the myths he examines with some verve." —SFX Magazine
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- PublisherPavilion Books
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 1862053596
- ISBN 13 9781862053595
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages184
- IllustratorAlan Lee
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Tolkien's Ring
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Pavilion, London, 1994
ISBN 10: 1862053596
ISBN 13: 9781862053595
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Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Alan Lee (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. Tight unmarked book in clean cloth with faint shelfwear; in lightly rubbed dust jacket. ; 8.33 X 0.83 X 11 inches. Seller Inventory # 64915
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TOLKIEN'S RING
Seller: Simply Read Books, Boat Of Garten, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Alan Lee (illustrator). 1999 Pavilion Books first printing of this edition hardback; Very Good clean copy, with very good unclipped dj, all near as new condition; UK dealer, immediate dispatch. Seller Inventory # 85at2n
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Tolkien's Ring
Seller: Simply Read Books, Boat Of Garten, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Alan Lee (illustrator). 1999 Pavilion Books first printing of this edition hardback; Very Good clean copy, with very good unclipped dj, all near as new condition; UK dealer, immediate dispatch. Seller Inventory # 85t2n
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Seller: BOPBooks, Tauranga, BOP, New Zealand
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Hardcover. Condition: VG++. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. Alan Lee (illustrator). 1st Thus. First published in 1994 this republication met the increased interest in Tolkien material arising from the "Lord of the Rings" film series. It delves deeply into JRR Tolkien's interest in mythology and the symbolism of The Ring and how this led to the author delevoping his amazing writings based on the ancient mythologies. Beautifully produced and wonderfully illustrated. 183 pages, 12 full page colour Alan Lee plates, his b/w art throughout. Red hard covers with gilt spine titles VG++, hint wear lower corners and spine, text block otherwise NF, no inscriptions. Colour art DJ VG+, not price clipped. Heavy book, 1.2kgs unpacked. Seller Inventory # 002473
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