The Lord of the Rings: J.R.R. Tolkien

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I agree that they might have been better in a thicker glossy paper, but they are perfectly acceptable to me. The Folio edition of The Buried Giant is illustrated by Jana Heidersdorf and introduced by Daniel Kehlmann. Although I found some other parts of the journey fascinating, the most exhausting and gut-wrenching leg of it is my favourite.

Successive generations have been spellbound by the exploits of Frodo, Gandalf and their comrades as they journey towards Mordor to do battle with the Dark Lord Sauron. Much of the look of these movies is based on Alan Lee's paintings, giving this sumptuous new edition of Tolkien's great work new relevance for the ever-growing number of fans. A good tip (before reading the book) for stitched bindings like these is to lay it open with the front and back boards laying flat on a flat clean surface (remove dust jacket first), while holding the pages of the book upright.The original ‘fantasy’ series, and still the greatest, The Lord of the Rings has sold over 100 million copies, been translated into more than 40 languages, and has been voted the best book of the 20th century. Since they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have been two books people have treasured. This one-volume hardback edition contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, which is printed in red and black and features, for the very first time, thirty colour illustrations, maps and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work.

We mainly use Royal Mail Tracked 48 Service for goods which weight less then 2kg, all other goods will be delivered by a Courier. For the first time ever, a very special edition of the classic masterpiece, with the complete text and illustrated throughout by the author himself. And no editions have proved more popular than the two that were illustrated by award-winning artist, Alan Lee – the Centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings and the 60th Anniversary edition of The Hobbit.The Two Towers: Part Two of the Lord of the Rings -by J R R Tolkien ( Illustrations / Illustrated By Alan Lee ) ( Volume 2 / Vol. It leads on nicely from the extremely charming first book and takes it in a considerably darker, more mature place. Having the latest updated text is a bonus, albeit most of the changes are grammatical or upper v lower case. This ring contains half of his life essence and will bring about the end of Middle Earth if it falls back into his hands. If a refund or reimbursement is payable to you, we will transfer the money using the same method originally used by you to pay for your purchase.