J. R. R. Tolkien
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Pub. Date
[1986?], c1965, 1955
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440 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
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The awesome conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, beloved by millions of readers around the world.-- While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarms out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into Mordor, seat of Sauron’s power. To defeat the Dark Lord, the One Ring, ruler of all the accursed Rings of Power, must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way is impossibly hard, and Frodo is weakening....
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Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with J.R.R. Tolkien's classic masterpieces behind the films...
This special 50th anniversary edition includes three volumes of The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King), along with an extensive new index—a must-own tome for old and new Tolkien readers alike.
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Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
313 pages, [8] leaves of plates, [1] folded leaf : illustrations (some color), map ; 22 cm
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After long study of the various manuscripts that composed this early tale of Middle-Earth, Christopher Tolkien has constructed a coherent and epic narrative that composes a crucial part of his father's literary oeuvre. In the great country that lay beyond the Grey Havens in the West following the great cataclysm that ended the First Age of the World, Morgoth--the first Dark Lord--dwelt in the vast fortress of Angband, the Hells of Iron. As he waged...
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Pub. Date
1980.
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xxiv, 483 pages : maps ; 22 cm
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"Presents J.R.R. Tolkien's elaborations beyond 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Silmarillion' regarding the lands of Middle-earth and Numenor, with an introduction, notes, maps, and a glossary-style index by Tolkien's son Christopher." "This book was not planned by Tolkien and is a disparate collection held together by the continuing editorial presence of his son Christopher; his exhaustive commentary and countless footnotes are learned and helpful...
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Pub. Date
2009
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377 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Tolkien's version of the great legend of Northern antiquity. In the first part, we follow the adventures of Sigurd, the slayer of Fafnir, and his betrothal to the Valkyrie Brynhild. In the second, the tragedy mounts to its end in the murder of Sigurd at the hands of his blood-brothers, the suicide of Brynhild, and the despair of Gudrún.
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Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
127 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
In this fiftieth anniversary edition of the Tolkien classic, Farmer Giles, his mare, and his talking dog go into the valley of the Thames to fight the dragon Chrysophylax. Includes the author's previously unpublished notes for a sequel.
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History of Middle-earth volume 12
Pub. Date
1996
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xiii, 482 pages ; 23 cm.
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Study of the Appendices to "The Lord of the Rings," which contain the historical structure of the Second and Third Ages, with additional writings from Tolkien's later years offering new insights into his fictional world, and the abandoned beginnings of two other stories.
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History of Middle-Earth volume 1
Pub. Date
1992, ©1983
Physical Desc
xxi, 344 pages : illustrations, map ; 18 cm
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The Book of Lost Tales stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor. Embedded in English legend and English association, they were set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the ocean by a mariner named Eriol (or AElfwine) to Tol Eressea, the Lonely Isle, where Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In the Tales are found the earliest accounts and original...
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Pub. Date
2014.
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175 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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Showcases the principal movie-set locations around New Zealand as seen in The Hobbit trilogy...provides landscape photography, valuable background information as well as contributions by Peter Jackson, Andy Serkis and other cast and crew members. Includes exclusive maps and GPS references to location sites.--cf. cover.
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2000
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x, 497 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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In this sixth volume of The History of Middle-earth the story reaches The Lord of the Rings. In The Return of the Shadow (an abandoned title for the first volume) Christopher Tolkien describes, with full citation of the earliest notes, outline plans, and narrative drafts, the intricate evolution of The Fellowship of the Ring and the gradual emergence of the conceptions that transformed what J.R.R. Tolkien for long believed would be a far shorter book,...
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History of Middle-earth volume 8
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
vi, 504 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
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The Treason of Isengard continues the account of the creation of The Lord of the Rings started in the earlier volume, The Return of the Shadow. It traces the great expansion of the tale into new lands and new peoples south and east of the Misty Mountains: the emergence of Lothlorien, of Ents, of the Riders of Rohan, and of Sauman the White in the fortress of Isengard. In brief outlines and pencilled drafts dashed down on scraps of paper are seen the...