The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition)

J.R.R. Tolkien

ISBN 10: 0618517650 / ISBN 13: 9780618517657

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt October 2004, 2004

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The book presents as Fine, but has a very short closed tear in the folding map. The slipcase presents as Fine, but has one very tiny ding on a foredge.

Seller Inventory # 320266

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt October 2004
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618517650
• ISBN 13: 9780618517657
• Binding: Novelty
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
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Synopsis

The 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 befitting the stature of this crown jewel of our list. 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 the finest we’ve ever produced.

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 60 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.