The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King

Tolkien, J. R. R.; Alan Lee [illustrator]

ISBN 10: 0618260587 / ISBN 13: 9780618260584

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 2002

About this Item

The oversize deluxe edition published in 2002, illustrated by Alan Lee. Three volumes in slipcase. Each volume is a first printing of this edition, with number lines to 1. Signed at each title page by artist Alan Lee. Red cloth with gold titling and decoration, volume one near fine with lightly bumped spine ends; volumes two-three in fine condition. Spines square. Bindings sound. Dust jackets near fine with faint edgewear and very minor shelf-wear, consistent with the volumes sliding against each other as they are removed from or replaced within the slipcase. Slipcase in very good condition with light shelf-wear and edgewear, tiny split (< 1/2-inch) beginning at top right corner of opening. Pages clean and bright, texts unmarked.

Seller Inventory # BBS-2024594

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618260587
• ISBN 13: 9780618260584
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Alan Lee
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 160 ounces
• Signed: Signed
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy

About this title

Synopsis

Note: The font size of the book is 11pt.

Three-volume boxed set edition lavishly illustrated in full color by Alan Lee

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.

From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.

On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo dissapeared bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.

The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo 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.

About the Authors

ALAN LEE was born in Middlesex in 1947. His illustrated books include Faeries (with Brian Froud), Castles and Merlin Dreams, and the three ‘Great Tales’ of Middle-earth: The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, and The Fall of Gondolin. He has worked on such prestigious films as Erik the Viking (Terry Gilliam), Legend (Ridley Scott), and the acclaimed NBC miniseries Merlin. He is best known, however, for his work on the books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and now the film versions.

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 sixty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.