The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Gift Set: A Middle-earth Treasury (Hardcover)

J.R.R. Tolkien

ISBN 10: 0008260184 / ISBN 13: 9780008260187

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, London, 2017

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Hardcover. Deluxe boxed gift set of pocket edition hardbacks featuring J.R.R. Tolkiens most popular works, which together tell the tale of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and of the War of the Ring. When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world.This new boxed set, published to mark the 80th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, offers readers a new opportunity to discover Tolkiens remarkable world of Middle-earth and to follow the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits part in the epic quest for the Ring beginning with Bilbos fateful visit from Gandalf and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom and Bilbos departure to the Grey Havens. Deluxe boxed gift set of pocket edition hardbacks featuring J.R.R. Tolkiens most popular works, which together tell the tale of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and of the War of the Ring. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Gift Set: A Middle-earth Treasury (Hardcover)
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, London
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0008260184
• ISBN 13: 9780008260187
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Deluxe boxed gift set of pocket edition hardbacks featuring J.R.R. Tolkien’s most popular works, which together tell the tale of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and of the War of the Ring.

When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world.

This new boxed set, published to mark the 80th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, offers readers a new opportunity to discover Tolkien’s remarkable world of Middle-earth and to follow the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits’ part in the epic quest for the Ring – beginning with Bilbo’s fateful visit from Gandalf and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom and Bilbo’s departure to the Grey Havens.

J.R.R. Tolkien's book 'The Fall of Númenor' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2022-11-07.

About the Author

J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.