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The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set Boxed set - 1988 - 1st Edition
by J. R. Tolkien
The three volumes that make up Tolkien's epic classic The Lord of the Rings are here presented in their standard cloth editions including large format fold-out maps and an extensive appendices. Set contains The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, with jackets and a box designed by celebrated illustrator Alan Lee.
About this book
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by philologist and Oxford University professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit (1937), but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1954, much of it during World War II.
After the success of The Hobbit, Tolkien’s publisher asked that he produce a sequel. Although written as one big work comprised of six books, The Lord of the Rings was broken into three separate volumes because of post-World War II paper shortages and size and price considerations. The print run of the first editions was very small: 3,000 copies for The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), 3,250 copies for The Two Towers (1954), and 7,000 copies for The Return of the King (1955). The Lord of the Rings went on to become one of the best-selling novels ever, with more than 150 million copies sold.
After the success of The Hobbit, Tolkien’s publisher asked that he produce a sequel. Although written as one big work comprised of six books, The Lord of the Rings was broken into three separate volumes because of post-World War II paper shortages and size and price considerations. The print run of the first editions was very small: 3,000 copies for The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), 3,250 copies for The Two Towers (1954), and 7,000 copies for The Return of the King (1955). The Lord of the Rings went on to become one of the best-selling novels ever, with more than 150 million copies sold.
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The three volumes that make up Tolkien's epic classic The Lord of the Rings are here presented in their standard cloth editions including large format fold-out maps and an extensive appendices. Set contains The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, with jackets and a box designed by celebrated illustrator Alan Lee.
First Edition Identification
The Lord of the Rings was published in three parts by George Allen and Unwin, and in the US by Houghton Mifflin.
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), The Two Towers (1954), and The Return of the King (1955).
The Uk editions have 21s net to the front flap.
The first American edition has cover illustration by Walter Lorraine.
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), The Two Towers (1954), and The Return of the King (1955).
The Uk editions have 21s net to the front flap.
The first American edition has cover illustration by Walter Lorraine.
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- Title The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set
- Author J. R. Tolkien
- Binding Boxed Set
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 216
- Volumes 3
- Language ENG
- Publisher William Morrow & Company, Boston
- Date 1988-03-03
- Features Maps
- ISBN 9780395489321 / 0395489326
- Weight 4.25 lbs (1.93 kg)
- Dimensions 9.4 x 6.1 x 4.2 in (23.88 x 15.49 x 10.67 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Citations
- Entertainment Weekly, 04/03/2009, Page 28
- Newsweek, 10/08/2007, Page 14
- Outside, 04/01/2008, Page 28
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Houghton Mifflin, March 1988. Hardcover. New. We'll not take much space to describe this epic. Fantasy novel? Mythology? Neither does justice to Tolkien's creation. It is simply the sweetest, most intense, most obsessively engaging reading experience many have ever had. C.S. Lewis was on the mark in his description, 'No imaginary world has been projected which is at once so multifarious and so true . . . Here are beauties that pierce like swords or burn like cold iron.' Three volumes, total 1215 pp.
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