Maroon 1/4 cloth, maroon paper covered boards, lettered in gold foil. As issued. Dust jacket shows very slight shelf wear, virtually as issued, now in mylar. x,118 pp., illus. 1st ptg. (A). Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Myth Maker: J. R. R. Tolkien

Publisher

Harcourt Brace & Co., San Diego, New York, and London

Publication Date

1996

Language

English

ISBN 10

0152988475

ISBN 13

9780152988470

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Weinman, Brad

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

Book Type

Book

Seller catalogs

Pennsylvania: Lehigh & Northampton Counties

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Synopsis

Profiles the renowned author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, focusing on his study of medieval texts and languages and other factors that influenced his writings.

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Anne E. Neimark is a renowned author whose reader-friendly approach to writing biographies has allowed many young people to learn about the lives of famous and important people. She is the author of Diego Rivera, Artist of the People and Che! She lives near Chicago.

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The Saucony Book Shop, located in the heart of scenic rural Berks County, epicenter of Pennsylvania German folk culture (our shop specialty), offers a full range of gently used, rare, and antiquarian books, with many volumes of scholarly merit and an unabashed emphasis on the quaint, the curious, and the utterly obscure. Hours by appointment or chance April through October, closed winters. Do drop by and browse the eclectic selection gracing our shelves, or ask our ferociously over-read staff for recommendations. If traveling from a distance, please call ahead to be sure that we're not off at another auction! Selling antiquarian books of merit since 1981. Full search and appraisal services; always keenly interested in purchasing quality used books, whether by the piece or by the bushel.

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