The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings - Four Volume Box Set

Tolkien, J.R.R.

ISBN 10: 0618002251 / ISBN 13: 9780618002252

Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA, 1997

About this Item

4vol.set: 275 & 1137 pp. including index; SCs pic. cover; slight rub w/clean, tight pgs. Slipcase blue w/white pic. cover; rubbed & scuffed w/wear on edges & corners. "A unique, wholly realized other world, evoked from deep in the well of Time, massively detailed, absorbingly entertaining, profound in meaning." isbn 9780618002252 maps & illustrations.

Seller Inventory # 060809

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings - Four Volume Box Set
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618002251
• ISBN 13: 9780618002252
• Binding: Paper Back
• Illustrator: Lee, Alan
• Edition: 7th & 8th
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase Very Good
• Weight: 3 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This four volume, deluxe paperback boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks THE HOBBIT and the three volumes of THE LORD OF THE RINGS (THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS, and THE RETURN OF THE KING) in their definitive text settings complete with maps and cover illustrations by the celebrated artist Alan Lee. In THE HOBBIT, Bilbo Baggins is whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in Hobbiton by the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves. He finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent. THE 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, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the dwarf; Legolas the elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. 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.

About the Author

J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon a distinguished career as a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University. He is the renowned creator of Middle-earth and author of the great modern classic, The Hobbit, the prelude to his epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Other works by J.R.R. Tolkien include The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973 at the age of 81.